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16 Facts About Charlie Ebersol

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Charles Duncan Ebersol was born on December 30,1982 and is an American entrepreneur and filmmaker.

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Charlie Ebersol is best known as the co-founder of Tempus Ex Machina and The Company, executive producer of USA Network's NFL Characters Unite and a co-producer of The Profit on CNBC.

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Charlie Ebersol was the co-founder and CEO of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football.

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Charlie Ebersol produced the documentaries Don't Look Down, about the life of Olympian Shaun White after he won Olympic Gold in 2006, and Tradition Never Graduates, a film about Notre Dame Football.

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In 2009, Charlie Ebersol formed and sold Saint James Films and co-created and executive produced NBC's The Wanted, a primetime show in which Charlie Ebersol and producing partner Adam Ciralsky led a team of former Navy Seals, a former UN Ambassador and a former Lieutenant Green Beret around the world in search of the most wanted terrorists and war criminals.

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In 2011, Charlie Ebersol co-founded The Hochberg-Ebersol Company with Justin Hochberg and Mike Lanigan.

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Charlie Ebersol created USA Network's The Moment in 2013, a show hosted by Kurt Warner devoted to giving Americans a second chance to achieve their dreams.

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Charlie Ebersol was inspired to create the show after receiving his own second chance at life after surviving a plane crash in 2004.

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Charlie Ebersol co-created and executive produced NFL Characters Unite, a yearly television special with USA Network, as well as The Profit and West Texas Investors Club on CNBC.

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Charlie Ebersol executive produced The Untitled Yale Drama for USA Network along with Rob Reiner, as well as Warner Brothers' Space Jam: A New Legacy.

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Charlie Ebersol directed This Was the XFL, a documentary in the 30 for 30 series about the XFL.

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In March 2018, Charlie Ebersol announced the creation of a new professional football league called the Alliance of American Football.

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Charlie Ebersol co-founded the league, which started playing in February 2019, with former NFL executive and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Bill Polian.

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In 2021, Charlie Ebersol co-founded Tempus Ex Machina with former AAF CTO Erik Schwartz and COO Annie Gerhart, receiving investment funding from firms including Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Silver Lake, Endeavor, and Will Ventures.

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Charlie Ebersol dated singer Britney Spears from October 2014 until June 2015.

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On March 17,2017, Charlie Ebersol announced via Twitter his engagement to Melody Brooke McCloskey, Founder and CEO of StyleSeat.