Bob Parr (producer)

Robert Michael "Bob" Parr (born June 1957) is an English-born New Zealander, television personality and private security contractor best known for his role as Team Leader and Executive Producer of "Shadow Force" on the History Channel. Bob has also won six Emmy Awards for his work with The Amazing Race, and was twice honored at a national level for gallantry and outstanding military service.^[1]

Biography

Born in London, England, Bob started his career in the British Armed Forces where he spent 25 years before retiring in late 1999.^[2] During his Service career he was twice honoured at a national level, receiving a Mention in Despatches (MID) for gallantry on operations and being appointed to the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty the Queen for outstanding service.

On retirement from the Armed Forces, Bob embarked on a second career in the commercial security industry. Initially heading up a bold fisheries protection operation working from northern Somalia - an initiative that dealt effectively with piracy around the Horn of Africa for more than a year - he quickly became the Operations Manager of Hart Security Limited overseeing dynamic security contracts around the world. On leaving Hart, his career took an unexpected turn when he was contracted to CBS' The Amazing Race as a security consultant. This in turn led to a long engagement by CBS as a Senior Producer, netting him six Primetime Emmy Awards.^[3] He appeared as host for The History Channel's hit show Shadow Force,^[4] for which he was an Executive Producer and co-owner, and he has also produced a number of original programming television documentaries.

Founder, Director and co-owner of leading Risk Management company SO3 Projects,^[5] Bob has overseen security for numerous television productions around the world and has provided consultancy services to a wide variety of additional clients including a period as Global Security Manager at Pride International (now Ensco plc), one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling corporations. He is also the owner of SO3 Media, a New Zealand based production company. He became a New Zealand citizen in 2008, holds joint citizenship with the UK, and has received a US Resident Green Card as an "Alien of Extraordinary Ability". Bob holds a Master's Degree in Security and Risk Management from the University of Leicester, awarded with Distinction. An accomplished singlehanded Ocean Yachtmaster and author, he works as a television Producer and Risk Management consultant from his self-built sailing yacht and splits his remaining time between ocean cruising, writing, and his permanent home in New Zealand's magnificent South Island.^[2]

Bob is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and a Member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA). He is also a subscribing member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and currently sits as a Trustee of Film Otago Southland, the Film Office that promotes Queenstown and New Zealand's epic landscapes featured in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Shows

• "Manhunt 2" (2014/15) Risk Management Consultant
• "Ice Cold Gold" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "Every Street United" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "Fearless" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "Siberian Cut" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "America's Next Top Model" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "Food Fight" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "Tower Jacks" (2014) Risk Management Consultant
• "Lone Target" (aka "Manhunt") (2013) Risk Management Consultant
• "Jungle Gold" (2013) Risk Management Consultant
• "America's Next Top Model" (2013) Security Consultant
• "Mercenary Files" (in development) Executive Producer
• "Railroad Alaska" (2013) Risk Management Consultant
• "Gotcha" (2012) Development Consultant
• "The Drop" - promotion for "Skyfall" (2012) Field Producer
• "America's Next Top Model" (2012) Security Consultant
• "Survivor - TV series" (2012) Security Advisor
• "One Car Too Far" (2012) Risk Management Consultant
• "Q'Viva: The Chosen" (2011) Security Consultant
• "Around the World in 80 Ways" (2011) Risk Management Consultant
• "Gold Rush" (2011) Risk Management Consultant
• "Expedition Impossible (TV series)" (2011) Security Consultant
• "City of Dog" (2010) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Amazing Race" (2001–2011) Senior Producer
• "Shadow Force" (2008) Executive Producer, Team Leader
• "Nomads" (2010) Security Consultant
• "Get Out Alive" (2010) Risk Management Consultant
• "Surviving the Cut" (2010) Producer, Cameraman, Risk Management Consultant
• "Bud House" (2010) Security Consultant
• "Extreme Trucking" (2010) Risk Management Consultant
• "Destination Truth" (2009) Security Consultant
• "Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations" (2010) Security Consultant
• "Jack Osbourne - Adrenaline Junkie" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Extreme Logging" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Bear Whisperer" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Super Testing" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "County Jail" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Heli Loggers" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Predator Instinct" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Dangerman" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Jeff Corwin's Wildlife" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Survivorman" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Plague of Frogs" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Night" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Surviving Alaska" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Extinction by Gladiator" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Hard Time" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Inside the FBI" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Out of Range" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Air Extreme" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Log Haulers" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Hard Time" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Storm Chasers" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Summoning" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Extreme Explosions" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Extreme Tribes" (2004) Associate Producer
• "FreeDive" (2005) Associate Producer
• "Racing For Possum" (2005) Associate Producer
• "Monster Garage Baghdad" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Kidnap & Rescue: The Roy Hallum's Story" (2006) Producer
• "MythBusters" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "America's Next Top Model" (2006) Security Consultant
• "Extreme Explosions" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Madventures" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "In Harm's Way" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Surviving Sharks" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Venom Hunter" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Fit to Live" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "John Ratzenberger's Made in America" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Pet Alaska" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Deepest Seas" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Dallas in Wonderland" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Destination Truth" (2008) Security Consultant
• "Big 5 Challenge" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Green Machines" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Cut" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Anatomy of the Crusades" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Natural Wonders" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Chimp Eden" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Freefall" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "5 Takes Latin America" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Ten Ways to Save the Planet" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Medicine Men" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Ax Men" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Alaska Experiment" (2008–2009) Risk Management Consultant
• "America's Next Top Model" (2008) Security Consultant
• "Shark Family" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Samantha Brown's China" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Saving a Species" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Ancient Bones" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Club 1080" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Feeding Time" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Biggest Loser" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Gen Earth" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Bizarre Foods" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Mission Everest" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Venom Hunter" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Latinos en el Avispero" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Made in America" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Pet Alaska" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Deepest Seas" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "Dallas in Wonderland" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "From the Apes" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Chasing Mummies" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Wild Blue" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Fear and Loathing on a Big Bus" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Driving me Crazy" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Secret Life of Jesus Christ" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Extreme Engineering" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Sea Battles" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Return to Disappearing World" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Tomb" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "National Parks" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Passport to Latin America" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "National Body Challenge" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Do Not Disturb" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Search for the Master" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Blank Canvas" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Risk Factor" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Oil Riggers" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Hurricane Special" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Inside the Mammoth" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Army Chaplains" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Rogue Nature" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Tornado Alley" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Survivorman" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Oil Riggers" (2007) Risk Management Consultant
• "The Biggest Loser" (2007) Health & Safety Consultant
• "Storm Chasers" (2008) Risk Management Consultant
• "Inside the FBI" (2009) Risk Management Consultant
• "Man-Eating Sharks" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Diamond Road" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Ant Farm" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "Les Stroud Survival Stories" (2006) Risk Management Consultant
• "This Job is a Trip" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Tuna Wranglers" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Baghdad ER" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Corwin's Everest" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Parajumpers" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Scariest Places on Earth" (2005) Risk Management Consultant
• "Egypt Live" (2004) Risk Management Consultant

Notes

References

• Bob Parr's IMDB.

External links

• SO3 Projects
• History Channel's Shadow Force
• Royal Geographical Society
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Film Otago Southland
• Producers Guild of America