- Thom Beers
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occupation =Television producer andNarrator Thom Beers is an American
television producer andnarrator . Beers, a former producer and executive with Turner Broadcasting and Paramount Syndicated Television, has produced over 40 television series since the mid 1990s, most under the banner of his own production company formed in 1999,Original Productions , for which he serves as CEO and Executive Producer. Beers produces some of the most recognizable shows on theDiscovery Channel family of networks, including "Deadliest Catch " (for which he received Emmy nominations in 2006 and 2007), "Lobster Wars ", "Monster Garage ", "Monster House", and "Plastic Surgery: Before and After". Beers also narrates several Discovery Channel series like "Verminators"; in addition to narrating most of Original Productions' shows (Beers narrated the pilot for "Deadliest Catch " but turned over series narration duties to fellow Discovery Channel voice artistMike Rowe after the series was picked up), he can be heard narrating many shows onDiscovery Health Channel , including "". In 2007, he produced and narrated "Ice Road Truckers " for theHistory Channel and narrated "Ax Men" in 2008 about logging. Like "Deadliest Catch", the acclaimed show has its roots in a special about a dangerous occupation. Most recently,truTV has enlisted Beers and Orignal Productions for their own "dangerous occupation" series: "Black Gold", a documentary about oil drillers. Also, he narrates for the show "America's Port" on the National Geographic Channel.Beers is married to Leslie Beers, president of Amygdala Music, which produces all the music for Original Productions shows as well as licensing music for other production companies. They have one son, Max.
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* [http://www.origprod.com/thom.htm Original Productions bio for Thom Beers]
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