Keith Scholey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith Scholey
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Jun 24, 1957(1957-06-24)
Age	67
Birthplace	Dar es Salaam
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Dar es Salaam
Horoscope	Cancer

Keith Scholey Biography

Keith Scholey is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on June 24, 1957 in Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, United Kingdom. Keith Scholey (born 24 June 1957 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a British producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema, and a former television executive. He is the joint Series Producer of the Netflix Original Documentary Series Our Planet. He also co-directed African Cats, Bears, and Dolphin Reef with Alastair Fothergill for Disneynature, and also is also the executive producer of the series North America (TV series) for the Discovery Channel.

In 2002, Scholey became the Controller of Specialist Factual for the BBC’s Factual and Learning division. With responsibility for Science, Arts, Business, History, Religion as well as Natural History departments, he oversaw programmes with a range from landmark programming including, ‘Auschwitz’, ‘Planet Earth’, ‘Egypt’, ‘Supervolcano’ and ‘The Power of Art’ to the classic long-running series of Horizon, Timewatch, Natural World, and Arena and live events including the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

In recent years, Scholey has directed and produced two feature films for Disneynature, ‘African Cats’ (2011) and ‘Bears’ (2014).(6) He was also the executive producer on the Discovery Channel series ‘North America’ (2013) and ‘Deadly Islands’. He is currently the joint director of Silverback Films with Alastair Fothergill [6]

Scholey was made a Doctor of Science (DSc) in 2001, by the University of Bristol for his contribution to the public and to biological sciences. He is a trustee of Wildscreen. Scholey is a qualified SCUBA diver and pilot.

Keith Scholey Net Worth

Keith Scholey is one of the richest Film Director from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Scholey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Scholey graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Zoology in 1978 and subsequently completed a PhD in Zoology at the same university. In 1983, he began working as a researcher at the BBC Natural History Unit on David Attenborough’s series ‘The Living Planet’. He rose to become a producer in this BBC department, making programmes for ‘The Natural World’ and ‘Wildlife on One’ series as well as for David Attenborough’s award winning series ‘The Private Life of Plants’. He also created and produced the original series of ‘Big Cat Diary’, which has continued for over a decade, began and series produced the ‘Wildlife Specials’ and became the series editor of ‘Wildlife on One’.

In 1998, Scholey became the Head of the Natural History Unit. During his four and a half year tenure, the NHU made the memorable David Attenborough series ‘State of the Planet’ and ‘The Life of Mammals’, and also ‘The Blue Planet’, ‘Andes to Amazon’ and ‘Wild Africa’. The department also reinvented its live broadcasting creating ‘The Abyss – Live’ and “Springwatch’.

In 2006, Scholey became the Controller of Factual Production for BBC Vision, with the responsibility for all BBC Factual in-house production. During this time, he oversaw the creation of ‘The One Show’, the biggest factual commission in the organisation’s history. He was also the Deputy Chief Creative Officer for BBC Vision Productions, with responsibilities across all in-house TV production. In 2008, he resigned from the BBC to pursue a career as an independent film director and television producer.

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Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Keith Scholey celebrates birthday on June 24 of every year.