Age, Biography and Wiki
Michael Davies (Michael Peterson Davies) was born on 3 March, 1966 in London, England, is a British television game show producer. Discover Michael Davies's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?
| Popular As |
Michael Peterson Davies |
| Occupation |
Television producer |
| Age |
58 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
3 March, 1966 |
| Birthday |
3 March |
| Birthplace |
London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Television producer with the age 58 years old group.
Michael Davies Height, Weight & Measurements
At 58 years old, Michael Davies height not available right now. We will update Michael Davies's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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| Hair Color |
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Who Is Michael Davies's Wife?
His wife is Selena Richards (m. 1989-1992)
Claude Davies
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Selena Richards (m. 1989-1992)
Claude Davies |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
4 |
Michael Davies Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Davies worth at the age of 58 years old? Michael Davies’s income source is mostly from being a successful Television producer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Michael Davies's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Television producer |
Michael Davies Social Network
Timeline
Michael Peterson Davies (born 3 March 1966) is a United States-based British television game shows producer.
He is best known for bringing the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to American television.
On December 28, 1989, Davies married Selena Richards in Reno, Nevada.
In the early 1990s, Davies served as a development associate at Merv Griffin Enterprises.
For a time afterward, he served as a senior vice president at Buena Vista Productions (a subsidiary of Disney).
The couple divorced in 1992.
Afterwards, he married documentary producer Claude Davies whom he later divorced.
He had a daughter, Brea, through his relationship with Selena and three children through his relationship with Claude.
He is a fan of Chelsea F.C.
In February 1998, Davies joined ABC as executive vice president.
During this time, he served as a programming executive at WABC-TV, an ABC affiliate in New York City.
He also served as the head of the network's reality programming division.
On December 12, 2000, Davies founded Diplomatic Productions, his first production company, with the help of ABC and Disney.
In 2002 and 2006, Davies wrote a blog about the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup for ESPN.com.
On May 12, 2005, Diplomatic folded into Embassy Row after Davies joined forces with entertainment marketer Tera Banks and LivePlanet co-founder and former CEO Chris Moore.
Beginning in 2011, Davies and co-host and ESPNFC.com writer Roger Bennett, brought the Men in Blazers podcast to Grantland.com.
The weekly podcast includes analysis of recent matches in the Premier League as well as coverage of the UEFA Champions League and various international fixtures, specifically the United States men's national soccer team games.
Since 2014, he has hosted a podcast entitled Men in Blazers alongside journalist Roger Bennett.
Since 2021, he has served as the executive producer of the game show Jeopardy! following Mike Richards' departure from the program due to various controversies.
Davies grew up in Blackheath, London and attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, graduating from the University of Edinburgh.
He is the younger brother of opera singer Rebecca de Pont Davies and screenwriter William Davies.
The duo were invited to provide analysis and humorous segments for ESPN live from Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, especially from Bob Ley's "Panic Room".
The duo did a live show from Portland, Oregon, for the 2014 MLS All-Star Game, interviewing the likes of Clint Dempsey and Alex Morgan while raising money for MLS Works and the Wounded Warrior Project.
In September 2014, they conducted a New York City FC exclusive interview with Frank Lampard after Lampard joined NYCFC from Chelsea.
Fox Sports announced in April 2014 they had cancelled the Davies-produced program Crowd Goes Wild, a daily sports talk show from the national sports network Fox Sports 1.
Ahead of the 2014–15 Premier League season, NBC Sports signed Davies and Bennett from ESPN for its English Premier League coverage and confirmed that Men in Blazers would have its own half-hour television show on Monday nights at 10 pm EST, starting 22 September 2014.
Davies and Bennett host the Men in Blazers channel on EA Sports Talk Radio on the official 2014 FIFA World Cup video game, with Andy Goldstein of TalkSPORT and Darke hosting the only other channel.
As president and CEO of Embassy Row, a New York City-based television production company that is a unit of Sony Pictures Television, he was the executive producer of Wife Swap.
He produced ESPN's 2 Minute Drill, VH1's World Series of Pop Culture, CBS's Power of 10, and the GSN originals: Chain Reaction, Grand Slam, and GSN's revival of The Newlywed Game, as well as the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
In 2021, Sony appointed Davies to serve as interim executive producer of Jeopardy! when Mike Richards was let go after controversies came to light.
On April 14, 2022, Davies announced that he would be taking over the position full-time.
So far, under Davies' tenure, he has created daily box scores for each episode, creating a "Second Chance Tournament" to air before the show's "Tournament of Champions", creating a new holiday for the show entitled JeoparDAY! held on the show's birthday every year on March 30, as well as creating daily recaps of the show known as ''Jeopardy!
In August 2022, Davies, along with former Jeopardy! Clue Crew member and current producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss and Jeopardy! champion Buzzy Cohen, began hosting a podcast about the game show entitled Inside Jeopardy! which takes a look behind the scenes from the quiz show like gameplay analysis, behind-the-scenes stories, official announcements, and special interviews.
