Guy O'Sullivan
Born1967
Died(2017-04-08)April 8, 2017 (aged 49)
Occupation(s)Producer, director
Known forCanada's Worst Driver, Canada's Worst Handyman

Guy O'Sullivan (1967-April 8, 2017) was a television producer, and the founder and president of Canadian television company Proper Television.

O'Sullivan was born in the United Kingdom and served as a director and producer for the BBC. After moving to Canada in 2004, O'Sullivan founded Proper Television and developed Canadian versions of several popular reality television series such as MasterChef (MasterChef Canada), Storage Wars (Storage Wars Canada), Four Weddings (Four Weddings Canada) and Britain's Worst Driver (Canada's Worst Driver).[1] He was the original director of Britain's Worst Driver in the UK.

Prior to his death in April 2017 at the age of 49, he was working on a Canadian version of The Great British Bake Off.[2]

Throughout his career, he was nominated for the Gemini Award twice and the Canadian Screen Awards three times.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Calvario, Liz (10 April 2017). "Guy O'Sullivan Dies: Reality TV Producer Was 49". Deadline.com.
  2. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (10 April 2017). "Guy O'Sullivan, Veteran Reality TV Producer, Dies at 49". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ Velocci, Carli (10 April 2017). "Guy O'Sullivan, Reality TV Producer, Dead at 49". The Wrap.


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