Ricky KirshnerRicky Kirshner is an American television producer. Kirshner has won nine Emmy Awards out of 26 nominations.[1] Early lifeKirshner is the son of Don Kirshner.[2] CareerKirshner partnered with Glenn Weiss to create White Cherry Entertainment.[3] Kirshner has been involved in the Tony Awards since 1993, first acting as a line producer.[3] Since 2004, Kirshner has acted as an executive producer of the Tony Awards.[4] From 2007 through 2020, Kirshner acted as executive producer of the Super Bowl halftime show.[3] From 2015 through 2021, Kirshner, along with Glenn Weiss, was an executive producer of the Kennedy Center Honors.[5] Kirshner has been involved with all Democratic National Conventions since 1992.[4] Among the roles he has played in the production of conventions, Kirshner acted as the producer of the 2000 convention,[6] the executive producer for the 2008 and 2012 conventions, a co-producer for the 2016 convention (alongside Vicangelo Bulluck),[7] and oversaw the programming of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[8] Kirshner and Glenn Weiss co-produced the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball as part of the first inauguration of Barack Obama.[9] Kirshner and Wiess also produced the "Celebrating America" television special as part of the inauguration of Joe Biden.[10][11] References
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