Dan Jbara

Jbara grew up in Westland, Michigan. He attended, Wayne Memorial High School, Michigan State and New York University Film School, intending to become a film director, but his career path took a different turn when he got a job at Fox News and soon after got hooked on the reality show genre.[2]

Dan passed away on October 21, 2020 in Palm Springs, California and is survived by his mother and three siblings: a sister, Judy,[3] and two brothers, Greg,[4] and Mike.[5]

• Producer - South Beach Classics[6] - Velocity [7] - originally seen on Discovery Channel (2011)[8]
• Executive Producer - Is It Possible - Discovery Channel (2010)[9]
• Executive Producer - Decision House - MyNetworkTV (2007)[10]
• Executive Producer - The Greg Behrendt Show - Syndicated, from Sony Pictures Television (2006)[11]
• Executive Producer - In Search of the Partridge Family (2004)[12]
• Producer (Supervising, Co-Executive, Executive); Writer - Ripley's Believe It or Not! - TBS (1999–2003)[13][8]
• Executive Producer - Worst Case Scenarios (TV series) - TBS (2002)[11]
• Co-Executive Producer - AXN-TV - Fox Family Channel (1998–1999)[14]
• Producer - Hard Copy - Paramount Television (1989–1993, 1997–1999)[13]
• Producer - The Mickey Mouse Club - Disney Channel (1993)[13]
• Producer - A Current Affair - Fox (1986–1990)[11][13]
• Segment Producer - Entertainment Tonight, NBA Entertainment, Special Report TV[13]

Jbara also has segment-produced news shows at various Fox stations.[13]

Jbara worked on the telecasts for the Emmy Awards (1988), Night of 100 Stars II, Liberty Weekend (1986), and the Tony Awards (1985).[13]

• Executive Producer - Trunk (2008)[1]
• Electric Press Kit Producer - The Last Seduction (1994)[8]
• Electric Press Kit Producer - Blame It on the Bell Boy (1992)[13]

• Aldo Award for Outstanding Directing in Fashion Journalism (1994)[13]
• CableACE nomination for Outstanding Children's Program (1994)[13]

• Dan Jbara at IMDb