michael ferraro

Pilot of Howie Mandel-hosted and EP'ed flash-mob show. Working alongside Howie, other EP's and choreographers (NappyTabs), as well as Justin (the cool guy who pranked, proposed to, and married, his girlfriend Nikki on the show), helped create story beats and supervise multiple moving parts in one hour of hilarious, heartwarming, high-energy TV. Seriously, it was damn good.

Worked on various network and cable productions, including "Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live!" (FOX), "Skating With Celebrities" (FOX), and "A Hero's Welcome" (CBS), and "Championship Gaming Invitational" (DirecTV).

Head writer for ABC game show "Opportunity Knocks," where families were surprised by a knock on the door, and a giant Hollywood game show unfolded on their front lawn. Hosted by exec producer J.D. Roth, with other EPs including Ashton Kutcher.

Wrote funny, topical sports jokes, rants, bits and photo captions. Produced segments with a gambling expert. Replenished Mr. Miller's electrolytes if a show went overtime. Ya dig where I'm coming from, Wrong-Way Riegels?

Wrote host copy for Tucker Carlson.

Created and executive produced format for 1-hour pilot called "American Family Knockout." Funny, physical challenge show pitting families of four against each other in outrageous, amped-up arenas. Hosted by Dan Cortese.

Supervised field and post-production of irreverent build/design show featuring comedian John DiResta and his genius inventor/fabricator brother Jimmy. 8 episodes for FX. Ahead of its time.

Wrote, directed and cast comedic short film in early 2000s, assembling cast that included future stars Daniel Dae Kim, Laura Silverman, Brian Palermo, Bonnie McFarlane, Kelly Perine and Jim Gaffigan.

Writer and host producer for "SHAQ Vs.", humorous competition show pitting Shaquille O'Neal versus the world's top athletes in their own games-- competition ranged from Michael Phelps and Oscar De La Hoya to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kerri Walsh & Misty May Treanor.

Contributed original promo material for NBC 2000, the in-house promo division of NBC.

Supervised edits and wrote show narration.

Head writer (along with the wildly talented Jordan Rubin, of "Zombeavers"​ fame) for Season 2 of the smash hit Spike music/variety series, "Lip Sync Battle." With host LL Cool J, and colorful commentator Chrissy Teigen.

Wrote, produced and helped creatively format FOX's new physical, funny competition special, "Beat The Champions." Everyday Americans go up against sports legends like NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, 4x Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin, and THE GRONK. Hosted by Finesse Mitchell.

Created original formats for network television.

Writer/producer assigned to work with Hall of Fame host, Michael Irvin, on revolutionary reality TV competition where the winning contestant got a spot in training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. Executive produced by 3Ball Productions.

Have worked on freelance basis for this award-winning promo house and production copy, generating original ideas for network promos and film campaigns.

Lead writer on "Game Show in My Head," a hidden camera game show where contestants were given crazy "live" challenges in the field by host Joe Rogan. Successful run of six episodes.

Head writer for 40 episodes of "WinTuition" for GSN, a lively, education-based game show where contestants competed to pay for college. Supervised staff of five writers, and four researchers.

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tried the free samples, especially the magenta-colored one. ate sandwiches, salads.

* Founded in 2015 and spearheaded by Co-CEOs Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, Los Angeles-based Propagate develops, produces and distributes programming built upon great stories spanning all genres, including premium scripted series, longform, unscripted and formats, to broadcast, cable, digital and emerging platforms worldwide. One of the world's fastest-growing independent content creation companies, Propagate's portfolio includes, among others, an unscripted series for Apple * Isn't that Rich?" with ABC Studios * Red Team" for Amazon * What the Feed…" (working title) and "Evil Genius" for HISTORY * My So-Called Simple Life" (working title) for FYI * a docuseries with Vivica A. Fox for Lifetime * the shortform digital series "Fall Into Me" for A+E Networks * and National Geographic Wild's "Animal ER."

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