Mark Burnett Wife, Divorce, Children, Family, Biography, Net Worth

Mark Burnett is a man in the entertainment industry who has found success in all aspects of his career. He is a British television and film producer, author and Chairman of MGM Television and Digital Group. Her profile boasts of no less than 10 Emmy Awards along with many other special awards and recognition for her work that has spanned almost 2 decades.

Apart from his very busy and hectic life, howAbout you get to know the background, family, finances and other essential details of one of the best in the film industry. You’ll remember everything we’ve gathered about Mark Burnett here, and you’ll probably find that you share a thing or two in common with him.

Biography of Mark Burnett

On July 17, 1960 in London, England, Mark was born to Archie and Jean Burnett, both factory workers at Ford Motors. He was brought up in Dagenham, Essex, in a Christian family. It has not been revealed which primary school he attended, however, we know for sure that at the age of 17, Mark Burnett joined the British Army.

The Briton was dedicated and committed to fulfilling his military duties and showing good leadership qualities, so he became a section commander of the Parachute Regiment. Mark served with the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in Company C between 1978 and 1982 and as a trained fighter he fired and returned fire in the Falklands War.

In 1982, he emigrated to the country ofopportunity – the United States at the invitation of his friend Nick Hill, who worked as a nanny and driver. Upon her arrival, Nick told her of his plans to open a live-in child care center with the wealthy Beverly Hills-based Jaeger family. Considering that his military training was beneficial for security, he was hired by the Jaegers. He worked there for a year before joining the Burt family in the seaside town of Malibu, California, where he earned $250 a week to care for two boys. Later, he started working in the family’s insurance office and also sold t-shirts on weekends.

Mark then left the insurance and t-shirt business in 1991 to join a French adventure competition called Le Raid Gauloises. A shrewd businessman, he was quick to spot unexplored opportunities and changes that could be made to the show to create more business value. Thus, he acquired the format rights for a similar competition and created Eco-Challenge which as a result launched his career as a television producer.

After finding out about her background, it was one hit after another for the former housekeeper. Mark Burnett is best known for his work on the reality show Survivor for which he won multiple awards. His other work includes but is not limited to Donald Trump ‘s The Apprentice, Rock Star, Toughest Cowboy, The Contender Asia, and The Bible which became cable TV’s new #1 series in 2013 at the Canada, Spain and Portugal. He also has to his credit and that of his wife; Son of God, little boy, and Woodlawn.

In addition to all of this, Mark Burnett highlighted two written works that have been published. The books are; Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life (2001) and Jump In!: Even If You Can’t Swim (2005).

Net value

There is no argument that Mark Burnett is a wealthy man. In fact, he is among the richest men in his industry. For everything we’ve seen him do over the years that has been rewarded as well as possibly taken from his other investments, his net worth is estimated at $438 million.

Family – wife, divorce, children

Mark Burnett married Dianne J. Burnett (née Valentine) in 1992 and had two sons, James and Cameron, from their union. Their marriage seemed to have suffered from a shortage of means that had kept it together: the once happy couple and parents of two filed for divorce in September 2002, a judgment of legal separation was entered in December 2003 and they finalized divorce in 2006 when their two boys were 8 and 4 years old.

From an account of what life was like for Dianne when she was married to Mark, it was realized that things had probably gone badly between the two before their divorce. She had to stay this long despite being unhappy just for her children. Dianne has since moved on with her life, remarried and is doing well for herself.

After divorcing Mark Burnett, he started dating Roma Downey was an actress in November 2006 (reports say they dated back to January 2004). He proposed to her to go on vacation to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in the company of his sons, and on April 28, 2007, they became husband and wife in a ceremony that took place in their house in Malibu.