Arthur Smith (producer)

Arthur Smith
Born (1960-11-25) November 25, 1960 (age 63)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma materRyerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
OccupationTV producer

Arthur Smith (born November 25, 1960) is a Canadian television producer who is the Chairman of A. Smith & Co.[1] and Chairman of Tinopolis USA.[2] Best known for the multiple Emmy nominated American Ninja Warrior[3] and FOX's longest-running competition show Hell's Kitchen,[4] he was inducted into the Realscreen Hall of Fame in 2021,[5][6] and was named Producer of the Year 2020 [7] by Broadcasting & Cable. He previously worked for CBC Sports, Dick Clark Productions, MCA Television Group, and Fox Sports Net. He has won multiple NAACP awards for his series Unsung,[8] Rose D'Or Awards[9] for I Survived A Japanese Game Show, a Critics' Choice Real TV Award,[10] a Realscreen Award[11] and multiple Reality Television Awards.[12] In addition, his shows have been nominated for Daytime Emmys,[13] Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards,[14] Producers' Guild Awards[15] and People's Choice Awards.[16]

  1. ^ "Arthur Smith - A. Smith & Co. Productions". www.asmithco.com.
  2. ^ "Arthur Smith - A. Smith & Co. Productions". www.asmithco.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ "Site Search". Television Academy.
  4. ^ "Realscreen - May/Jun 2020". Issuu. 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Arthur Smith to enter Realscreen Awards Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ "Summit '21: "Taste the Nation," "Don't F**k with Cats" feted with Realscreen Awards". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ February 2020, R. Thomas Umstead 17 (17 February 2020). "Arthur Smith Brings Passion to Reality". Broadcasting Cable.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 NAACP Image Awards". Billboard. 22 February 2020.
  9. ^ "'Japanese Game Show' tops Rose d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. May 5, 2009.
  10. ^ Lee, Nikki (June 3, 2019). "American Ninja Warrior wins Critics' Choice Real TV Award". American Ninja Warrior Nation.
  11. ^ "Realscreen Awards ★ 2020 Winners & Nominees ★". awards.realscreen.com.
  12. ^ "WINNERS | American Reality Television Awards". ARTAS.
  13. ^ Lee, Nikki (March 21, 2019). "American Ninja Warrior Junior nominated for three 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards". American Ninja Warrior Nation.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ Lee, Nikki (January 5, 2018). "American Ninja Warrior nominated for a PGA Award". American Ninja Warrior Nation.
  16. ^ "American Ninja Warrior - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.