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Michael Berk is a well-known writer, producer and director with over three hundred hours of television production to his credit.
He created and Executive Produced “Baywatch,” the most popular series in television history, and is currently producing a large-budget “Baywatch” feature film for DreamWorks. He wrote and produced the first three-hour movie ever made for television, "The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel," the highest-rated movie of the year, averaging a 42 share over three hours, "The Ordeal of Dr Mudd," another three-hour movie that received a Golden Globe Nomination as Best Picture and two Emmy Awards, "The Haunting Passion," winner of the Venice Film Festival Award, “The Last Song," recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Mystery Writing, and a dozen other movies.
Berk is also a significant figure in the Las Vegas community. He was a founding Board Member and President of the highly acclaimed “CineVegas” Film Festival, now in its sixth year at the Palms Hotel. He was recognized with the prestigious Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Award in the category of Entertainment, with the Nevada Film Office/Las Vegas Film Critics Society “Silver Spike Award” for his contributions to the film industry in Nevada, and has received more than a dozen Senatorial, Gubernatorial, and Mayoral Commendations and Proclamations in Nevada and Las Vegas. Berk maintains offices both in Las Vegas and in Hollywood. | 