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Mary-Ellis Bunim(1946-2004)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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The Challenge (1998– )
Mary-Ellis Bunim was born on 9 July 1946 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Road Rules (1995), Starting Over (2003) and Santa Barbara (1984). She died on 29 January 2004 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1946
DiedJanuary 29, 2004(57)
BornJuly 9, 1946
DiedJanuary 29, 2004(57)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Road Rules (1995)
Road Rules
5.1
TV Series
  • Producer(1994-2003)
  • 1995
Starting Over (2003)
Starting Over
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 2003
Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
  • Producer
T.J. Lavin, Derek Xiao, Shantel Smith, Tyson Apostol, and Tiffany Mitchell in The Challenge: USA (2022)
The Challenge: USA
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)

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Producer

  • The Real World (1992)
    The Real World
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1992–2004
  • Nurys Mateo, Chauncey Palmer, Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Nany González, Amber Borzotra, and Nelson Thomas in The Challenge (1998)
    The Challenge
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2004
  • Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in The Simple Life (2003)
    The Simple Life
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Starting Over (2003)
    Starting Over
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Born to Diva
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • The Real Cancun (2003)
    The Real Cancun
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Making the Band 2 (2002)
    Making the Band 2
    • executive producer (2002-2003)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • The Real World Movie: The Lost Season (2002)
    The Real World Movie: The Lost Season
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2002
  • Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold? (2002)
    Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2002
  • Mykel Hawke Pierce in Love Cruise: The Maiden Voyage (2001)
    Love Cruise: The Maiden Voyage
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Real World/Road Rules Casting Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2001
  • The Real World: Tenth Anniversary Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Valerie Bertinelli and Jeffrey Nordling in Personally Yours (2000)
    Personally Yours
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Making the Band
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • The Real World You Never Saw: Boston + Seattle
    • producer
    • Video
    • 1998

Writer

  • Kaz Kamwi, Mark Wright, and Nathan Henry in The Challenge: UK (2023)
    The Challenge: UK
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • T.J. Lavin, Derek Xiao, Shantel Smith, Tyson Apostol, and Tiffany Mitchell in The Challenge: USA (2022)
    The Challenge: USA
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • The Real World Homecoming (2021)
    The Real World Homecoming
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Real World (1992)
    The Real World
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1992–2010
  • Nurys Mateo, Chauncey Palmer, Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Nany González, Amber Borzotra, and Nelson Thomas in The Challenge (1998)
    The Challenge
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2010
  • The Real World Awards Bash (2008)
    The Real World Awards Bash
    • creator
    • TV Special
    • 2008
  • Julie Chen Moonves in Big Brother (2000)
    Big Brother
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Road Rules (1995)
    Road Rules
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1995

Additional Crew

  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Louan Gideon, Lee Godart, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    • assistant to the producer
    • TV Series
    • 1973

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"The Challenge: Final Reckoning" Official Trailer
Trailer 1:39
"The Challenge: Final Reckoning" Official Trailer
"The Challenge: Vendettas" Official Trailer
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"The Challenge: Vendettas" Official Trailer

Personal details

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    • Bunim/Murray Productions
  • Born
    • July 9, 1946
    • Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 2004
    • Burbank, California, USA(breast cancer)
  • Spouse
    • ?(divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Daughter, Juliana.

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