Tim Duffy is a two-time Emmy Award-Winning producer, an Emmy-nominated Director, a two-time James Beard Award nominee, and Co-President of Ugly Brother Studios with his twin brother, Mike. Since the launch of Ugly Brother, Tim’s created and produced shows across an array of genres including reality, documentary/factual, variety, and comedy. Having worked with over 2-dozen networks and brand partners during the past 4 years, Duffy’s become widely respected as consistently delivering premium-quality content, regardless of budget.

Prior to launching Ugly Brother in 2013, Tim ran the unscripted division of Spike TV. As Senior Vice-President of Original Series, he spearheaded the network’s transition from a male skewing audience towards a general entertainment audience, developing and/or creating several of the network’s most successful shows including Deadliest Warrior, Pros Vs. Joes, Auction Hunters, DEA, Ink Master and Bar Rescue.

In 2009, Duffy was selected for TV Week magazine’s “Hot List”- a list of 10 of the most promising under 35 players in the television industry and in 2010, Multichannel News selected him for their “Top 40 Under 40” list.

Tim began his career as a Production Manager at Dick Clark Productions, working alongside Mr. Clark on shows such as Greed, $64,000 Pyramid and The Golden Globe Awards.

Before working in television, Duffy worked as a behavioral therapist in special education. He earned his undergraduate degree from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland and resides in Santa Monica, California with his two sons.

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