John de Mol Jr.

About

Johannes Hendrikus Hubert “John” de Mol Jr. (born 24 April 1955) is a Dutch media proprietor. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa. He created the reality television formats Big Brother, Star Academy and The Voice, and the game shows Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal and The Floor.
Forbes estimated him to be worth about US$1.8 billion in 2023.

De Mol acquired his fortune producing television programmes. From 1997 to 1999, he developed the popular reality television series Big Brother with his production company, John de Mol Produkties. In 1994, his company merged with Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He produced Fear Factor, Love Letters, 1 vs. 100 and Deal or No Deal (Miljoenenjacht) for Endemol. De Mol sold his share of Endemol in 2000 to Telefónica but continued to serve as creative director until 2004. In 2005, he was listed on the Forbes Magazine list of the 500 Richest People in the World.[1]

In January 2014, Endemol launched a new reality TV program called Utopia, featuring 15 people given the aim of building up a new community living on a rural property.