- Anthony E. Zuiker
Anthony E. Zuiker (born
August 17 ,1968 ) is the creator and executive producer of the television show '. He produces all three editions of theCSI franchise : ' , ' and '. Zuiker was born inBlue Island, Illinois , but his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.Anthony Zuiker attended the
University of La Verne , inLa Verne , California, and then transferred to theUniversity of Nevada at Las Vegas , where he graduated.Zuiker pledged
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) and was initiated by the California Upsilon chapter at theUniversity of La Verne 1It is believed that Mr. Zuiker was developing his ideas for the television show while working at Steve Wynn's resort,
The Mirage , as a valet attendant/bellhop/tram host.On October 25, 2007, he received the Big Brother Award Austria 2007 in the category of communication and marketing. The jury stated among other things, "The CSI television series present computer surveillance, DNA-analysis and the overthrow of civil rights in an uncritical, trivialized and dangerously onesided kind of way". Furthermore the rights of people in general and the suspects in particular would be pictured primarily as impediments of investigations.
Philanthropy
A new school theater is named after him: the "Anthony E. Zuiker Theater" at the
Chaparral High School, Las Vegas, Nevada . Mr. Zuiker was a 1986 graduate of this high school.References
1 "Zuiker brings content to life" http://nabshowdaily.nbmedia.com/pages/s.0007/t.12698.html
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