Jonathan Karsh

{{multiple issues| {{BLP primary sources|date=June 2008}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2008}} }} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Jonathan Shawn Karsh | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|16}} | birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S. | occupation = director, producer | years_active = 1993–present | children = 1 daughter }} '''Jonathan Shawn Karsh''' (born October 16, 1971) is an American film director, producer, and former television host.

== Career == Karsh was the winner of the Audience Award Documentary and the Directing Award Documentary at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival for his directorial debut, the documentary ''My Flesh and Blood,'' which aired on HBO in 2004.<ref name="IMDB" /> The film went on to win the Emmy Award for Best Documentary, and the top awards at the Amsterdam International Film Festival and Febiofest.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342804/awards My Flesh and Blood (2003) – Awards]</ref>

Karsh later made documentary films for MTV and AMC, and produced reality shows for CBS, ABC, and ABC family.<ref name="IMDB" />

Karsh was the host of ''Kid Nation'', a controversial reality show that aired on CBS in 2007.<ref name=IMDB>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1285615/ Jonathan Karsh]</ref>

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