Ricky Kirshner

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Ricky Kirshner is an American television producer.

Kirshner has won nine Emmy Awards out of 26 nominations. [1]

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Early life

Kirshner is the son of Don Kirshner. [2]

Career

Kirshner partnered with Glenn Weiss to create White Cherry Entertainment. [3]

Kirshner has been involved in the Tony Awards since 1993, first acting as a line producer. [3] Since 2004, Kirshner has acted as an executive producer of the Tony Awards. [4]

From 2007 through 2020, Kirshner acted as executive producer of the Super Bowl halftime show. [3]

From 2015 through 2021, Kirshner, along with Glenn Weiss, was an executive producer of the Kennedy Center Honors. [5]

Kirshner has been involved with all Democratic National Conventions since 1992. [4] Among the roles he has played in the production of conventions, Kirshner acted as the producer of the 2000 convention, [6] the executive producer for the 2008 and 2012 conventions, a co-producer for the 2016 convention (alongside Vicangelo Bulluck), [7] and oversaw the programming of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. [8]

Kirshner and Glenn Weiss co-produced the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball as part of the first inauguration of Barack Obama. [9] Kirshner and Wiess also produced the "Celebrating America" television special as part of the inauguration of Joe Biden. [10] [11]

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References

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