Hollywood TV giant married to famous Irish actress

Mark Burnett was awarded the 2,387th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame but credits his time in the British army for forming him as a person.

Burnett (64) has been named special envoy to the UK by US president-elect Donald Trump.

He is married to Derry-born actress Roma Downey, who is best known for her role as Monica the angel in the American television series Touched by an Angel.

Among Burnett’s many achievements in television is producing the hit US reality show The Apprentice hosted by Trump, who in 2016 called Burnett his “special, special friend”.

London-born Burnett has won 13 Emmy Awards, was the chairman of MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) and was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in the world in 2004.

But his beginnings were far from the glittering scenes of Hollywood.

Burnett was born on July 17th, 1960, to Archibald and Jean Burnett.

He grew up in Dagenham in Essex, where his father worked on the production line for the Ford motor company…

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