Peter Traugott | |
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| Born | Peter Scott Traugott November 16, 1970 Los Altos, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Spouse | Mandana Dayani |
| Children | 2 |
Peter Scott Traugott (born November 16, 1970) is an American television producer who is currently the President of Keshet Studios.[1]
Career
Born in Los Altos, California, Traugott majored in business at UC Berkeley in California. He then worked as an investment banker before attending Harvard Business School. He is the president of Keshet Studios, which has produced La Brea, Homeland, Echo 3, A Small Light, Our Boys, Beauty and the Baker, and The Calling. Prior to Kesher, Traugott founded TBD Entertainment at NBC Universal and served as President of Brillstein Grey. Traugott began his career as an investment banker. After attending Harvard Business Schoo, he landed a creative executive job at Fox Studios. He then joined Brillstein-Grey Entertainment as a Vice President of Television and was promoted to President when Brad Grey left to run Paramount in 2005. He is married to Mandana Dayani, founder of I am a voter., attorney and media executive.
Recently appointed President of Keshet Studios, he is the Executive Producer of Lincoln Rhyme: The Hunt for the Bone Collector (NBC), The Beauty and the Baker (ABC), and the critically acclaimed Our Boys (HBO). Traugott has developed numerous television pilots including Real Time with Bill Maher, According to Jim, and The Showbiz Show with David Spade. He served as executive producer of Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate, and for the Sarah Michelle Gellar series Ringer. Traugott also executive-produced Gellar's unsold HBO pilot The Wonderful Maladys.
References
- ↑ "Mavericks". men.style.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
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