Jeff Jenkins

Jeff Jenkins
Born
Jeffrey Charles Jenkins

(1967-10-08) October 8, 1967 (age 57)
Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Television producer
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present
Known forKeeping Up with the Kardashians, The Simple Life, Total Divas
Notable workComing Out Colton
Websitewww.jeffjenkinsproductions.com

Jeff Jenkins is an American producer known for his work in reality television. He is best known for producing The Simple Life, Total Divas, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Coming Out Colton.

Career

Bunim/Murray Productions

Jenkins started working at Bunim/Murray Productions in 2001 and helped grow and expand the company.[1][2] He later served as executive vice president until August 2016.[1] In August 2016, Jenkins was promoted to Co-President of Entertainment and Development the production company until he left Bunim/Murray Productions in November 2017.[3][4][1]

At Bunim/Murray, Jenkins worked as an executive producer for Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its various spin-offs.[1][5] Keeping Up with the Kardashians won multiple Teen Choice Awards, People's Choice Awards, and E! People's Choice Awards.[6][7][8] Jenkins was a producer for Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Khloé & Lamar, Dash Dolls, Rob & Chyna. Jenkins was a creator, producer, and writer for Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons, which premiered in 2014. In 2015, Jenkins was an executive producer for I Am Cait, which covered Caitlyn Jenner's gender transition.[9] The show was one of the most-watched unscripted series in 2015.[9] In April 2016, the show tied with I Am Jazz for best Outstanding Reality Program at the 27th GLAAD Media Awards.[10][11] In 2017, he was an executive producer for Life of Kylie.

Jeff Jenkins Productions

In 2018, Jenkins launched Jeff Jenkins Productions alongside 3 Ball Entertainment, which is based in Redondo Beach, California.[4][12] Jeff Jenkins Productions is a full-service content and production company focusing on unscripted docuseries and celebrity-based reality television series.[4][13]

In 2020, Jeff Jenkins Productions released Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn on Facebook Watch.[13] In 2021, Jenkins worked with Netflix to produce Bling Empire, which became one of the streaming service's most-watched docuseries at the time.[12][14] The series was inspired by Crazy Rich Asians.[15] The company is also producing My Unorthodox Life, which will follow Julia Haart, CEO of Elite World Group and former member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.[16] In 2021, Jeff Jenkins was the mastermind[17] behind the controversial and uplifting reality series Coming Out Colton on Netflix.[18] The series chronicled the coming out process of controversial reality star Colton Underwood which addressed his appearance on The Bachelor and the stalking and harassment allegations against his ex Cassie Randolph.[19] The series premiered to major criticism with Esquire describing the series as "calculated"[20] and Variety's Daniel D'Addario saying "'Coming Out Colton' is a distasteful extension of a brand that doesn’t mean much to begin with."[21]

Filmography

Television

Title Year(s) Functioned as Notes Ref.
Director Writer Producer Creator
The Challenge 2003 Yes Yes Supervising producer, 15 episodes; Director, 2 episodes
The Real World 2002–2004 Yes Director, 30 episodes
Road Rules 2007 Yes 1 episode
The Simple Life 2003–2007 Yes [4]
Dr. Steve-O 2007 Yes 7 episodes [4]
Living Lohan 2008 Yes 9 episodes [4]
Ski Patrol 2008 Yes Yes Yes
Old Skool with Terry and Gita 2008 Yes 3 episodes
Styl'd 2009 Yes 5 episodes
Kourtney & Kim Take Miami 2009–2013 Yes
The Spin Crowd 2010 Yes
Married to Rock 2010 Yes
Khloé & Lamar 2010 Yes 1 episode [22]
Kourtney & Kim Take New York 2011–2012 Yes
Mrs. Eastwood & Company 2012 Yes 8 episodes
Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons 2014–2015 Yes Yes Yes
Dash Dolls 2015 Yes [23]
Little Women: Terra's Little Family 2015 Yes
Stewarts & Hamiltons 2015 Yes [23]
Little Women: LA 2015 Yes 26 episodes
Ozzy & Jack's World Detour 2016 Yes 1 episode
Rob & Chyna 2016 Yes 1 episode [1]
Total Bellas 2016 Yes 1 episode [1][4][24]
The Gary Owen Show 2016 Yes 1 episode
Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2007–2016 Yes [1][4]
I Am Cait 2015–2016 Yes [4][9]
Mariah's World 2016–2017 Yes 4 episodes [1][4]
Life of Kylie 2017 Yes [25]
So Cosmo 2017 Yes
Undressed 2017 Yes
Total Divas 2013–2019 Yes Yes [4]
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn 2020 Yes [13]
Bling Empire 2021 Yes [13]
Coming Out Colton 2021 Yes Yes Yes 6 episodes [26][27]
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives 2024–present Yes 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Holloway, Daniel (August 30, 2016). "'Kardashians' Producer Bunim-Murray Names New Co-Presidents, Programming Team (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (November 8, 2017). "The exec, who played a key role in launching 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians,' had spent 16 years with the production company". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (March 31, 2017). "Bunim/Murray Prods Seals Deal With Korea's Signal Ent.; BBC Four Acquires 'Black Lake'; A+E Partners With France's Newen Studios — Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hipes, Patrick (October 3, 2018). "Ex-Bunim/Murray Co-Prez Jeff Jenkins Launches Production Venture With 3 Ball". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ Schou, Solvej (June 5, 2016). "TV Execs Say Unscripted Shows Need Eyeballs, Authenticity (And Kardashians If Possible) To Survive – Produced By". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "People's Choice Awards 2012: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV". People's Choice Awards. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  7. ^ Hayner, Chris (August 11, 2013). "Teen Choice Awards 2013: Full winners list". Screener. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS". E! Online. E! People's Choice Awards. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Petski, Denise (January 14, 2016). "'I Am Cait' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On E!". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Caitlyn Jenner, Jazz Jennings Win GLAAD Awards".
  11. ^ "2016 GLAAD Media Awards: Demi Lovato & Caitlyn Jenner Among Recipients - Billboard". Billboard.
  12. ^ a b White, Peter (April 6, 2021). "Reality Week: 'Bling Empire's Jeff Jenkins On How Streamers Are Fueling Docusoap Boom & Teaming With Paula Abdul, Anthony Scaramucci & Jocelyn Wildenstein". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d Alcinii, Danielle (September 10, 2020). "Small companies, big ideas: Jeff Jenkins Productions aims to focus on the "fun stuff"". Realscreen. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ^ White, Peter (March 10, 2021). "'Selling Sunset' & 'Bling Empire' Renewed At Netflix, Plus New Reality Shows From Adam DiVello & Jeff Jenkins". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. ^ Nicolaou, Elena (January 19, 2021). "Bling Empire's Creator Says the Netflix Reality Show Is "1000% Real"". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  16. ^ Layton, Mark (March 11, 2021). "Netflix "doubles down" on docusoaps with renewals for 'Selling Sunset' & 'Bling Empire' & new commissions for their creators". Television Business International. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  17. ^ Hearon, Sarah (30 November 2021). "Colton Underwood's Dad: I 'Would Have Preferred' If He Didn't Come Out to Me on Docuseries". Us Weekly. a360 Media Group.
  18. ^ Bastidas, Jose Alejandro (14 April 2023). "Why an EP Behind 'Kardashians' Went Indie: 'We Get to Tell Stories That Actually Can Help'". The Wrap.
  19. ^ Piepenburg, Erik (29 November 2021). "Colton Underwood Comes Out and Comes Clean". The New York Times.
  20. ^ Kirkland, Justin (6 December 2021). "Netflix's Coming Out Colton Isn't Really About Coming Out At All". Esquire. Hearst.
  21. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (29 November 2021). "'Coming Out Colton' Sidesteps Colton Underwood's Real Story: TV Review". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 5, 2011). "E! Greenlights 'Khloe & Lamar' Reality Series". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  23. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (April 1, 2015). "E! Orders Another Kardashian Series, Renews '#Rich Kids' & 2 More". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  24. ^ Petski, Diane (June 27, 2016). "'Total Bellas' Gets Premiere Date On E!". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  25. ^ Petski, Diane (May 15, 2017). "'Life Of Kylie' Teaser: First Look At 'Kardashians' Spinoff With Kylie Jenner". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  26. ^ Piepenberg, Erik (29 November 2021). "Colton Underwood Comes Out and Comes Clean". The New York Times.
  27. ^ "Coming Out Colton". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.