Bertram van Munster is a Dutch-born American co-creator and executive producer of The Amazing Race. He is also the creator of Profiles from the Front Line and was the Executive Producer on Oprah's Big Give and Take the Money and Run. Van Munster?s television formats and productions have been sold and produced worldwide in territories including India, Africa, The Middle East, Australia, the Asia Pacific region, Israel and throughout Latin America and China. His productions, although created for the US market, maintain international TV sensibilities. He has longstanding relationships with all major US television network and cable companies. Van Munster is President and CEO of Worldrace Productions, Inc., Profiles Television Productions LLC, and Earthview, Inc. His companies have worked in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television for The Amazing Race and other TV series currently in production; as well as in partnership with Active TV Asia, based in Singapore. Awards achieved by Van Munster include: 9 Prime Time Emmy awards, Best Reality Competition Show 40 PrimeTime Emmy award nominations since 2003 Directors Guild Of America award, Outstanding Direction 

January 1st, 1940 in Netherlands (Age 85)