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Bravo
Announces Premiere of Million Dollar Listing August 29th 8/1/06
IT'S
BIG MONEY AND HIGH-DRAMA WITH THE PREMIERE OF BRAVO'S 'MILLION DOLLAR
LISTING' ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 AT 9:00 PM ET/PT
FROM OPEN HOUSES TO FINAL OFFERS, TOP REAL ESTATE AGENTS IN HOLLYWOOD
AND MALIBU WORK TO SELL THE NEXT HOT LISTING
NEW YORK - Bravo will pull back the curtain on yet another familiar
world to watch what happens when ten top agents in California's tough real
estate market stop at nothing to close the deal on the next "Million
Dollar Listing." The six-episode, one-hour series will look at the
high-stakes, cutthroat world of real estate in the high-priced fantasy
lands of Malibu and Hollywood and introduce an array of colorful
personalities including high-powered agents, sellers and buyers as their
riveting lives intersect. "Million Dollar Listing" premieres on
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 from 9-10 PM, ET/PT.
There is an abundance of intense emotions when agents, homeowners and
potential buyers lose their patience and their minds, as they all attempt
to get the most out of their "Million Dollar Listing." The
players range from a rookie agent just learning the ropes, to an agent who
calls herself the "condo queen," as well as a violinist selling
his multi-million dollar estate and a seller in Hollywood whose wife is
urging him to unload his beloved dream house complete with a stripper
pole.
"Whether you own property, aspire to own it or aspire to trade it,
it's part of our culture and it's what everyone's talking about, "
said Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President of Production and
Programming for Bravo. "Everyone who has ever bought or sold a home
knows that it is the ultimate in real drama and in 'Million Dollar
Listing,' we get to watch the drama unfold through the eyes of a handful
of charismatic realtors in Hollywood and Malibu."
"Million Dollar Listing" will follow the trials and
tribulations of two real estate companies, one in Hollywood and one in
Malibu, to expose the intense work and competition that it takes to move
the hot listing of the week. Each episode will showcase a real estate
listing from Hollywood and a listing from Malibu, starting from the
beginning of the selling process and hopefully to the coveted close. Over
the course of the series, viewers will see the ups and downs as a dozen of
California's biggest and best homes go up for sale. The storylines range
from a woman who is a hysterical divorcee forced to sell her multi-million
dollar home, to an agent whose personal ties to the seller (her
ex-fiancé) get in the way of a potential sale. Each and every dramatic
moment that unfolds will be revealed during these testing, high dollar
negotiations.
· "THE SCHMOOZER" - Scotty Brown, Malibu agent, is a smooth
talking former club promoter and rock and roll manager. He got into real
estate because he likes people and he has a knack for getting people to
like him. Scotty will attempt to sell a southern socialite's mountaintop
abode and a beautifully renovated home in an exclusive community, although
the seller's wife would rather stay behind the gates.
· "TOP AGENT" - Carol Bird is one of Malibu's top producing
agents. She sells millions of dollars worth of homes, but stays grounded
by finding time each day to focus on herself. Carol attempts to sell a
multi-acre, multi-million dollar horse estate of a quirky world-renowned
violinist.
· "THE CONDO QUEEN" - Lydia Simon says she's known as the
"Condo Queen of Malibu." She does sell some homes, but her bread
and butter are in beachfront condominiums. Lydia will try to set a new
record high for a beachfront multi-million dollar condo, all while
planning and hosting her wedding.
· "THE ROOKIE" - Madison Hildebrand is new on the real
estate scene, but he's quickly finding his footing on the sandy shores of
Malibu. In his first six months, Madison has earned more than $200,000 in
commissions. Madison discovers office politics as he tries to sell his
first multi-million dollar listing. · "THE MOGUL" - Chris
Cortazzo has been selling real estate in Malibu for eleven years and is
the third highest grossing Coldwell Banker agent in the world, with sales
over $100 million each year for the past five years. Chris Cortazzo is
asking top dollar for an exclusive beachfront bungalow.
· "THE DIVA" AND "MR. NICE GUY" - Dia and Ray
Schuldenfrei are in the top 1% of ReMax agents nationwide and have more
than thirty years of experience selling homes in the Hollywood Hills.
They've just come off one of their biggest years ever, selling millions of
dollars in property. In the series, they will deal with a desperate
divorcee forced to sell the home she loves.
· "MR. HOLLYWOOD" - Chase Campen, a new Hollywood agent, is
married to Ray and Dia's only daughter. After his wife gave birth to
twins, he decided ramp up his real estate business in order to have a more
flexible schedule. During the series, he'll have to navigate the tough
line between a seller who refuses to negotiate and a hard-line buyer.
· "MR. MOM" - Michael Wegmann, Hollywood agent, made his
fortune in the dot-com industry, now he sells real estate as a hobby.
During the series, he will try to sell the ultra modern home of a former
record producer. He and his partner try to have a child during the series.
· "THE BOMBSHELL" - Shannon McLeod is brand new agent in the
Hollywood ReMax office. In the series, she'll attempt to sell her
ex-fiancée's $2.3 million house.
"Million Dollar Listing" is produced for Bravo by World of
Wonder. Executive Producers are Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Michaline
Babich is supervising producer and was edited by Mike Rysavy.
Bravo is the cable network that plugs people into arts, entertainment
and pop culture with original programming, acclaimed drama series, movies,
comedy and music specials, and by showing a whole different side of
celebrities. Currently available in more than 80 million homes, Bravo is
known for breaking exciting new personalities, shaking up the way we look
at style, media, fame and Hollywood, pulling back the curtain on the
creative process and making influential and inventive original
programming. Its critically acclaimed original programming includes the
Emmy nominated "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," 13-time
Emmy nominated "Inside the Actors Studio," "The Real
Housewives of Orange County," "Top Chef," "Celebrity
Poker Showdown," as well as the 2004 Emmy winner for Outstanding
Reality Program "Queer Eye," and the four time Emmy-nominated
hit competition series "Project Runway."
Bravo is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, a
division of NBC Universal one of the world's leading media and
entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of
entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been
a NBC Cable Network since December 2002 and was the first television
service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in
December 1980. For more information visit www.bravotv.com.
Most recently World of Wonder produced the hit series "Sports Kids
Moms & Dads" for Bravo, as well "Showdog Moms &
Dads," and "Show Biz Moms & Dads" as well as the
acclaimed "Transgeneration" for Sundance Channel and
"Movies That Shook the World" for AMC. Co-founders Randy Barbato
and Fenton Bailey recently wrote and directed "Inside Deep
Throat," a feature documentary about the classic adult film,
Executive Produced by Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment. Based in
both Los Angeles and London, World of Wonder is best known for
award-winning films and documentaries such as "The Eyes of Tammy
Faye," "Party Monster" (both Sundance Film Festival
favorites) "Monica in Black and White" (HBO) and "The
Hidden Fuhrer" (Cinemax). They Executive Produced "The RuPaul
Show" which ran for 100 episodes and put VH1 on the map. They've also
created a host of documentaries for Trio from "Brilliant But
Cancelled" to "Epic TV: the Top Ten Miniseries of all
time." World of Wonder has also produced and created numerous
documentaries and non-fiction programs for Court TV, VH1, AMC, MTV and
A&E in the States, as well as BskyB, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV in
the UK. More information about World of Wonder can be found on the WOW
Report daily blog, www.worldofwonder.net.
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