Paul Haddad

Paul Haddad was born in Hollywood, California. He is a multi-Emmy-nominated showrunner, writer and director, known primarily for his documentaries for National Geographic Channel and Discovery Networks. Haddad cut his teeth in television as a supervising producer for E!'s highly influential travel series with Brooke Burke, "Wild On," which took Haddad to over 20 countries. He has also served several stints as a network executive, most recently for AMC and SundanceTV, for which he was nominated for an Emmy in 2017 and 2019 for that network's talk show, "Close-Up with the Hollywood Reporter." Haddad began his documentary training at UCSD, where his work was accepted into the AFI Video Festival. "How Brown Is My Sea," his expose on pollution at the Salton Sea, claimed the Runner-up Prize at the Sony Visions of U.S. Contest. After one semester at CalArts, he went on to receive an MFA in Film Production at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, where his documentary "Taxi Dancer," about the sexual politics of hostess dance clubs, took first place in several international film festivals and landed a CINE Golden Eagle and Student Emmy. Haddad is also the founder of Newhalltown Entertainment, whose slate includes festival-winning screenplays in development for film and television. Haddad has authored several critically acclaimed novels and nonfiction books, one of which, "10,000 Steps a Day in L.A." (Santa Monica Press) is a perennial best-seller in Southern California. He identifies himself as an "Angeleno Activist" - committed to causes that preserve and celebrate the character, culture, and history of Los Angeles.