{{Short description|American television producer}} '''Adam DiVello''' is an American television producer. He was a senior production and development executive at MTV where he developed and executive produced ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''. DiVello left the network in 2007 to form his own company, Done and Done Productions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/109840-The_Hills_Creator_DiVello_Leaves_MTV_to_Start_Production_Company.php |title=The Hills Creator DiVello Leaves MTV to Start Production Company |date=August 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710040837/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/109840-The_Hills_Creator_DiVello_Leaves_MTV_to_Start_Production_Company.php |archivedate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref> DiVello created and ran MTV's reality television series, ''The Hills'' under his own banner, Done and Done Productions.
In 2008, DiVello also created ''The City'', a spin-off of ''The Hills''. DiVello served as show runner and executive producer of both ''The Hills'' and ''The City'' for MTV, until they both ended in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/interviews/2010/04/27/interview-the-hills-and-the-city-creator-adam-divello-35467/20100427_hillsandcity/|title=Interview: "The Hills" & "The City" Creator Adam Divello | TheFutonCritic.com|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref>
In 2018, DiVello produced the Nashville-based reality series ''Music City'' for CMT. The series ended after two seasons on January 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/08/the-hills-creator-music-city/|title='The Hills' creator says he found 'lightning in a bottle' again with 'Music City'|website=EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cmt-orders-music-city-docuseries-hills-creator-1043144/|title=CMT Orders ‘Music City’ Docuseries From ‘The Hills’ Creator Adam DiVello|first1=Kate|last1=Stanhope|date=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
Since 2019, DiVello has produced ''Selling Sunset'' for Netflix, which focuses on the lives of a group of real estate agents in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/selling-sunset-netflix-reality-tv-adam-divello-1203170267/|title=‘Selling Sunset’: Producer Behind Netflix’s First Docusoap on the State of Reality TV|first1=Michael|last1=Schneider|date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
He also produced the pilots ''First Year'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doneanddoneproductions.com/first-year/|title=First Year}}</ref> which focused on the lives of young ER doctors, and ''Santa Barbara''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doneanddoneproductions.com/santa-barbara/|title=Santa Barbara}}</ref> In 2025 he produced a spin-off of ''Selling Sunset'', ''Selling the City''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DELBYCK |first1=COLE |title=Selling the City: Everything You Need to Know About the CastSelling the City: Everything You Need to Know About the Cast |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/selling-the-city-season-1-release-date-news |publisher=Netflix |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref> Also directed for Netflix Hitmakers 2025
==Awards and nominations== * Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (''Selling Sunset'') – nominated (2021, 2022, 2023).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/adam-divello |title=Adam DiVello |website=Television Academy |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0228627|name=Adam DiVello}}
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