Clint Santiago Dahl

Clint Santiago Dahl is an American writer, director, producer, and executive producer. Born in Southern California but largely grew up in the Central Valley of California. As a young adult, Clint relocated back to Southern California where he has been active ever since. Dahl began his entertainment career in 1998 producing Extreme Shoot, a popular underground fighting event series. Following in 2000, Dahl played a pivotal role in the development of what has become known as Mixed Martial Arts. He has since co-created, produced and promoted several televised MMA programs such as Venom First Strikes and Venom Annihilator for Pay-Per-View 2004, hosted by former NBA star John Salley. He was also the co-creator, producer and executive producer of Freedom Fight - America vs Canada in 2005 on TSN, Canada's sister station to ESPN. Freedom Fight was the first Mixed Martial Arts program to air on North American Prime-Time television. In 2005, Dahl produced "Corpocracy: The Outsourcing of America", a controversial politically-oriented documentary featuring Ron Paul, Ross Perot Sr. and actor John Ratzenberger. Since then Dahl has written, produced, and directed multiple television advertisements and TV shows. He has also been featured on television programs like Intervention on A&E and documentaries like The Hurt Business. Dahl is the CEO and Lead Director/Producer for Norsemen Films, a production company focusing on developing television show concepts and advertisements that bring innovative products to the public market.