George Verschoor

George Verschoor is considered one of the pioneers of non-fiction programming. Verschoor developed, produced, and directed the first four seasons of MTV's groundbreaking series The Real World, which launched the modern non-fiction genre and is one of the longest-running non-fiction programs in history.Verschoor is currently creating and showrunning content for the LA based studio Critical Content - including the Fox home makeover series Home Free, and the recently released Netflix short term rental makeover series Stay Here .Previously, Verschoor executive produced and ran the long-running ABC hit series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. He created & ran the live music competition series "Nashville Star," which launched the career of country music stars Miranda Lambert & Chris Young. Verschoor also executive produced for Nat Geo the hit investigative series Border Wars, created and ran the adventure doc series Die Trying, as well as the off the grid cabin building series Building Wild. Verschoor executive produced the award winning Nat Geo doc Death on the Mountain: The Women of K2.As an Emmy-nominated showrunner, he also executive produced and directed MTV's Fear, created & ran the hybrid mystery series Murder in Small Town X for FOX and executive produced and directed the scripted comedies Austin Stories, Howard Stern's Son of the Beach, and Blowin' Up for MTV staring Jamie Kennedy. In addition, Verschoor executive produced the David Lynch Foundation's star-studded charity benefit Change Begins Within for PBS, featuring a reunion of the two surviving Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.Verschoor is the founder of Hoosick Falls Productions, based in Santa Monica, CA. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and is an Executive Producer with David Lynch Foundation Television.For more info on George Verschoor and Hoosick Falls Productions, log on to www.hfpla.com Show less «