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Mary-Ellis Bunim(1946-2004)

  • Producer
  • Production Department
  • Additional Crew
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The Challenge (1998– )
Mary-Ellis Bunim was born on 9 July 1946 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer, known for Road Rules (1995), Starting Over (2003) and Santa Barbara (1984). She died on 29 January 2004 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1946
DiedJanuary 29, 2004(57)
BornJuly 9, 1946
DiedJanuary 29, 2004(57)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Road Rules (1995)
Road Rules
5.3
TV Series
  • Producer(1994-2003)
  • 1995
Starting Over (2003)
Starting Over
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 2003
Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Nurys Mateo, Chris Underwood, Chris 'CT' Tamburello, Cedric Hodges, Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Cara Maria Sorbello, Cory Wharton, and Michele Fitzgerald in The Challenge (1998)
The Challenge
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • The Real World (1991)
    The Real World
    5.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1992–2004
  • Nurys Mateo, Chris Underwood, Chris 'CT' Tamburello, Cedric Hodges, Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Cara Maria Sorbello, Cory Wharton, and Michele Fitzgerald in The Challenge (1998)
    The Challenge
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 2000–2004
  • Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in The Simple Life (2003)
    The Simple Life
    4.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2003–2004
  • Starting Over (2003)
    Starting Over
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2003–2006
  • Born to Diva
    2.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • The Real Cancun (2003)
    The Real Cancun
    2.9
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Making the Band 2 (2002)
    Making the Band 2
    4.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer (2002-2003)
    • 2002–2004
  • The Real World Movie: The Lost Season (2002)
    The Real World Movie: The Lost Season
    3.0
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold? (2002)
    Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?
    7.4
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Mykel Hawke in Love Cruise: The Maiden Voyage (2001)
    Love Cruise: The Maiden Voyage
    4.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Real World/Road Rules Casting Special
    7.8
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • The Real World: Tenth Anniversary Special
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Valerie Bertinelli and Jeffrey Nordling in Personally Yours (2000)
    Personally Yours
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 2000
  • Ashley Parker Angel, Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller, Trevor Penick, and Jacob Underwood in Making the Band (2000)
    Making the Band
    4.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000

Production Department

  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.0
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1968–1969

Additional Crew

  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.0
    TV Series
    • assistant to the producer
    • 1971–1973

Videos2

"The Challenge: Final Reckoning" Official Trailer
Trailer 1:39
"The Challenge: Final Reckoning" Official Trailer
"The Challenge: Vendettas" Official Trailer
Trailer 1:25
"The Challenge: Vendettas" Official Trailer
"The Challenge: Vendettas" Official Trailer
Trailer 1:25
"The Challenge: Vendettas" Official Trailer

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Bunim/Murray Productions
  • Born
    • July 9, 1946
    • Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 2004
    • Burbank, California, USA(breast cancer)
  • Spouse
    • ?(divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Daughter, Juliana.

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