George Verschoor is a showrunner, director and writer known primarily for producing unscripted/reality series for television, such as The Real World.
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Verschoor developed, produced and directed the first four seasons of MTV’s groundbreaking series The Real World and the acclaimed special, A Tribute To Pedro Zamora. He then went on to produce and direct other series for MTV, including MTV's Fear, Undressed, Now What?, and the original slacker comedy, Austin Stories. He also directed the pilot and multiple episodes of the Howard Stern comedy show Son of the Beach
In 2001, Verschoor founded Hoosick Falls Productions.[1] As part of Hoosick Falls Productions’ overall deal with Fox Television Studios, Verschoor created and executive produced the first-ever reality/scripted hybrid, Murder in Small Town X. Verschoor then produced the documentary The Women of K2 for National Geographic, profiling the women who have attempted to climb the world’s deadliest mountain.
Verschoor created and was executive producer / showrunner of the live music competition Nashville Star for USA Network/NBC, along with multiple other musical series and specials, including the hip hop comedies Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up and Shwayze, both for MTV. In 2009, Verschoor executive produced the David Lynch Foundation’s charity concert event Change Begins Within, headlined by Sir Paul McCartney, and featuring Ringo Starr, Eddie Vedder, Jerry Seinfeld and Sheryl Crow.
Verschoor’s Hoosick Falls Productions created and executive-produced Scrappers for Spike TV, which follows a team of Brooklyn-based scrap metal recyclers, which premiered in August 2010.[2][3]
Verschoor is currently the Executive Producer and Showrunner of the ABC series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
| Production | Role | Network | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Executive Producer | ABC | 2010 |
| Scrappers | Creator, Executive Producer | Spike | 2010 |
| Shafted (pilot) | Creator, Executive Producer | GSN | 2009 |
| Buzzin' | Creator, Executive Producer | MTV | 2008 |
| The Smart Show | Executive Producer | AOL/HBO | 2007 |
| Brother Baldwin (pilot) | Creator, Executive Producer | Vh1 | 2007 |
| The Rock Life | Creator, Executive Producer | MTV | 2007 |
| Tim Stack's Family Vacation (Pilot) [4] | Creator, Executive Producer | Nick at Nite | 2006 |
| Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up | Creator, Executive Producer | MTV | 2004 |
| Home James | Creator, Executive Producer | Vh1 | 2005 |
| Most Likely To(pilot) | Creator, Executive Producer | Vh1 | 2004 |
| The Women Of K2 | Executive Producer | National Geographic Channel | 2003 |
| Nashville Star | Creator, Executive Producer | USA Network | 2003 |
| Star Dates | Creator, Executive Producer | E! | 2002 |
| Murder in Small Town X | Creator, Executive Producer | Fox | 2001 |
| MTV's Fear | Director, Executive Producer | MTV | 2000 |
| MTV's Now What? | Episodic Director | MTV | 2000 |
| Son of the Beach | Episodic Director | FX | 1999 |
| Undressed | Episodic Director | MTV | 1999 |
| Austin Stories | Director, Co-Executive Producer | MTV | 1997 |
| A Tribute to Pedro Zamora | Creator, Executive Producer | MTV | 1995 |
| The Real World: London | Director, Producer | MTV | 1994 |
| The Real World: San Francisco | Director, Producer | MTV | 1993 |
| The Real World: Los Angeles | Director, Producer | MTV | 1992 |
| The Real World: New York | Director, Producer | MTV | 1991 |