charlie corwin is cochairman and coceo of endemol north america corwin an awardwinning film and tv producer previously led the production company original media as ceo and cofounder while there corwin led development of some of the uss most successful tv series and formats as well as critically acclaimed box office successes in television corwin is widely considered an innovator for his creation of subculture specific docuseries such as miami ink tlc and its popular spinoffs la ink and ny ink as well as the breakout success swamp people history along with kevin smith he cocreated comic book men amc about fanboy culture he also cocreated and executive produced storm chasers discovery and the rachel zoe project bravo in 2009 he cocreated the scripted drama the philanthropist for nbc with tom fontana and jim juvonencorwin has produced numerous feature films that have been nominated for a total of 14 spirit awards 3 golden globes and 2 academy awards among them the squid and the whale half nelson a guide to recognizing your saints august twelve and sunlight jr corwin along with cris abrego cochairman and coceo of endemol north america now oversees a portfolio of companies including unscripted powerhouse endemol usa home of the longest running unscripted format big brother cbs awardwinning competition series wipeout abc and emmy awardwinning syndicated daytime series steve harvey nbcu endemol studios endemols scripted studio operation whose portfolio of primetime onehour dramas include hell on wheels amc kingdom directv and a diverse slate of sold dramas at 13 top cable and digital distribution channels authentic entertainment here comes honey boo boo original media ink master and true entertainment the real housewives of atlanta as well as core media group overseeing their development and production operation and roster of properties which include through simon fullers core mediabased 19 entertainment music competition series american idol fox so you think you can dance fox and sharp entertainment man vs food travel channelendemol acquired a majority stake in original media in november 2007 after which corwin remained as ceo and continued to grow the businesshe began his career at the internet startup live music channel which was a pioneer in video streaming and a leading provider of live concert performances for television and the internet as cofounder and president he grew up in manhattan new york he has a ba degree from the university of wisconsin and law degree from new york university school of law he resides in los angeles california with his wife and two children