Creator, "CSI"
Anthony Zuiker: Biography at a Glance
- Creator of the “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” television series, one of the most-watched TV show franchises in the world
- Creator of the ABC reality show “Whodunnit?”
- Received the Pioneer Prize at MIPTV in Cannes for the groundbreaking web series “Cybergeddon”
- Published a memoir, “Mr. CSI: How a Vegas Dreamer Made a Killing in Hollywood, One Body at a Time”
- Currently writing the Broadway musical version of “Soul Train”
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Anthony E. Zuiker is the creator of the CSI franchise, which has earned the title of the “most-watched show in the world” on multiple occasions, spawned three television spin-offs (CSI: Cyber, CSI: Miami and CSI: New York), aired hundreds of episodes, and even garnered a Guinness World Record.
Most recently, Zuiker announced that he is officially on board to write Soul Train the musical for Broadway. He has also pushed the envelope on both scripted and reality television with his first foray into the reality genre, Whodunnit? for ABC. One of the most groundbreaking cross-platform storytellers today, Zuiker created and executive produced “Cybergeddon,” a digital blockbuster for Yahoo.
Zuiker is also credited as pioneering the “Digi-novel” genre and is the author of the bestselling series “Level 26,” published by Dutton/Penguin Group. In 2011, Zuiker published his personal memoir, Mr. CSI: How a Vegas Dreamer Made a Killing in Hollywood, One Body at a Time, with Harper Collins.
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Rising to the Top When the Odds are Stacked Against You
How CSI Has Changed the Face of Network Television
Building a Successful Franchise or Corporate Brand
