Craig Piligian Wiki Biography
Craig Piligian is an American television producer, and the President and CEO of Pilgrim Films & Television. As an Executive Producer, he is best known for creating the The Ultimate Fighter, American Chopper and Dirty Jobs series for Discovery Channel. In 2001, he won an Emmy Award as co-Executive Producer of Survivor.In 2012, Piligian was 18th on The Hollywood Reporter’s “50 Most Powerful List”.
| Full Name | Craig Piligian |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Profession | Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Lucinda Dickey |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683434 |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Program |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Programs |
| TV Shows | Ghost Hunters, Top Hooker, Greensburg, The Cut, The Ultimate Fighter, In Harm’s Way |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Fighter | 2010-2016 | TV Series executive producer – 38 episodes | |
| Ghost Hunters | TV Series documentary executive producer – 36 episodes, 2010 – 2016 producer – 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Fast n’ Loud | 2012-2016 | TV Series executive producer – 89 episodes | |
| The Runner | 2016 | TV Series executive producer – 75 episodes | |
| Street Outlaws | 2013-2016 | TV Series executive producer – 50 episodes | |
| Kocktails with Khloé | 2016 | TV Series executive producer – 14 episodes | |
| Snaketacular | 2016 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Recovery Road | 2016 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Bros | 2015 | TV Series executive producer | |
| The Real Cat Therapist of Beverly Hills | 2015 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Treetop Cat Rescue | 2015 | TV Series executive producer – 10 episodes | |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil | 2015 | TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| Swamp Pawn | 2013-2015 | TV Series executive producer – 26 episodes | |
| My Big Fat Fabulous Life | 2015 | TV Series executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| Misfit Garage | 2014 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Wicked Tuna: North vs. South | 2014 | TV Series executive producer – 10 episodes | |
| Somebody’s Gotta Do It | 2014 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 1 episode | |
| The Wil Wheaton Project | 2014 | TV Series executive producer – 12 episodes | |
| David Tutera’s Celebrations | 2014 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Topless Prophet | 2014 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Lindsay | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| The Untitled Michael Sam Project | 2014 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Spartan Race | 2013 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Killer Contact | 2013 | TV Series executive producer | |
| My Fair Wedding | 2008-2013 | TV Series executive producer – 81 episodes | |
| David Tutera: Unveiled | 2013 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy | 2011-2013 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 30 episodes | |
| Shark Week | 2013 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Haunted History | 2013 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| The Big Brain Theory | 2013 | TV Series executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| Top Hooker | 2013 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Doing DaVinci | 2009-2013 | TV Series executive producer – 7 episodes | |
| Whisper of Fear | 2013 | TV Movie producer | |
| Argo: Inside Story | 2013 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Inside: 21st Century Warship | 2013 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Eating the Enemy | 2012 | TV Series executive producer | |
| American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior | 2010-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 64 episodes | |
| Abducted: The Carlina White Story | 2012 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Last Family on Earth | 2012 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Dirty Jobs: Down Under | 2012 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Wicked Tuna | 2012 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Serial Killer Earth | 2012 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Police Videos | 2012 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Top Shot | 2010-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 17 episodes | |
| Jesse James: Outlaw Garage | 2012 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Ghost Hunters International | 2008-2012 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 18 episodes | |
| Dirty Jobs | 2005-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 162 episodes | |
| American Chopper Live: The Build Off | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Heidi Fleiss: Prostitutes to Parrots | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Airplane Repo | 2010-2011 | TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| Out of the Wild: Venezuela | 2011 | TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Miracle Detectives | 2011 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Ghost Hunters Academy | 2009-2010 | TV Series executive producer – 7 episodes | |
| Worst-Case Scenario | 2010 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Extreme Peril | 2010 | TV Series executive producer – 2009 | |
| American Chopper: The Series | 2003-2010 | TV Series executive producer – 31 episodes | |
| Ghost Intervention | 2009 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Street Customs | 2009 | TV Series executive producer – 16 episodes | |
| Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Room 33 | 2009 | producer | |
| Extreme Loggers | 2008-2009 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Swamp Loggers | 2009 | TV Series executive producer – 2009 | |
| Man vs. Cartoon | 2009 | TV Series executive producer – 2009 | |
| The Alaska Experiment | 2009 | TV Series executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment | 2009 | TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| Destroyed in Seconds | 2008-2009 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 16 episodes | |
| Build It Bigger: Rebuilding Greensburg | 2008 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| In Harm’s Way | 2008 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Rocco Gets Real | 2008 | TV Series executive producer – 2008 | |
| Sandhogs | 2008 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Making It Home: Greensburg | 2008 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Master of Dance | 2008 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Greensburg | 2008 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Blown Away: Greensburg, Kansas | 2008 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Real Exorcist | 2008 | TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| UFO Hunters | 2008/II | TV Series executive producer | |
| Hazard Pay | 2007-2008 | TV Series executive producer – 9 episodes | |
| TapouT | 2007 | TV Series executive producer – 19 episodes | |
| Girl Meets Cowboy | 2007 | TV Series executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| You Spoof Discovery | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Really Big Things | 2007 | TV Series executive producer | |
| SWAT: Tactical Force | 2007 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| SEMA: The World’s Greatest Car Show | 2006 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Shark Attack Survivors | 2006 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| The Cut | 2005 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Guilty or Innocent? | 2005 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Southern Steel | 2004 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| American Hot Rod | 2004 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| American Casino | 2004 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| Crimetime | 2004 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Dirty Jobs | 2003 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| Cupid | 2003 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Survivor | 2000-2002 | TV Series co-executive producer – 44 episodes | |
| Covert Action | 2002 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Survivor – Season Two: The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments | 2001 | Video co-executive producer | |
| Discovery Channel World Championship Adventure Race | 2001 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Survivor – Season One: The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments | 2000 | Video documentary co-executive producer | |
| The Puppies Present Incredible Animal Tales | 1998 | TV Movie supervising producer | |
| Real Stories of the Highway Patrol | 1996 | TV Series senior producer – 1 episode | |
| Emergency Call | 1991 | TV Series segment producer – 2 episodes |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Hooker | 2013 | TV Series creator | |
| Greensburg | 2008 | TV Series creator | |
| The Cut | 2005 | TV Series creator | |
| Emergency Call | 1991 | TV Series writer – 1 episode |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playboy: Wet & Wild IV | 1992 | Video documentary production executive | |
| Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1993 | 1992 | Video documentary production executive | |
| Playboy: Erotic Fantasies | 1992 | Video production executive | |
| Playboy Video Centerfold: 1992 Playmate of the Year – Corinna Harney | 1992 | Video documentary short production executive |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerleader Camp | 1988 | Detective |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerleader Camp | 1988 | lyrics: “Cheerleading” |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghosts That Hunt Back | 2011 | Video the producers wish to thank | |
| Playboy: The Best of Sexy Lingerie | 1992 | Video documentary special thanks – as Craig Pilitian | |
| Playboy: The Best of Wet & Wild | 1992 | Video documentary special thanks – as Craig Pilitian |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ghost Hunters | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dirty Jobs | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Infanity | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) | Survivor (2000) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Dirty Jobs (2005) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Dirty Jobs (2005) |
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Dirty Jobs (2005) |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Program |