![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Executive Producer, Choreography, Actor Biography:One of the preeminent godfathers of early 21st century reality television, producer Nigel Lythgoe earned a reputation for his blunt and brutal but well-meaning forthrightness about the cult of celebrity (and the lust for celebrity) among average Middle Americans, as well as his laudable willingness to disillusion those with big-star dreams who lacked the ability to back them up. Briton Lythgoe began his career as talent, performing on television with the BBC dance ensemble Young Generation in England (on such programs as The Rolf Harris Show); he subsequently moved into behind-the-scenes work, initially as a choreographer on innumerable U.K.-based music series. Lythgoe moved to ATV in the '70s, however, and at that point shifted gears once again, segueing into production and climbing his way up the ladder from The Muppet Show to The Morecambe and Wise Show. About 10 years after a brief stint as a... Full Biography
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