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Tyson Hepburn

Tyson Hepburn is a Vancouver-based Television creator, director and producer. He is also an Executive Producer at Mayhem Entertainment.[1][2][3][4]

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Career

Hepburn's career has mainly focused on documentaries and reality television productions in which he has contributed as creator, director, and producer.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Pyros,[11][12] Jacked!, and Cold Water Cowboys[13][14] are some of the TV series created by Hepburn. Cold Water Cowboys, a series about Newfoundland fishermen, received the highest ratings ever as a Discovery Channel premiere. The series was distributed by Netflix internationally.[15][16][17][18] Pyros was aired in more than 120 countries.[19][20][21]

Hepburn worked John Driftmier to develop the series Dangerous Flights and Cold Water Cowboys. Driftmier lost his life in a plane crash during production for Dangerous Flights.[22][23][24][25] Hepburn then formed Mayhem Entertainment with Matt Shewchuck, with Rust Valley Restorers as their first production in 2017.[3][4] The series has gone on to become a global hit on History Channel Canada and Netflix International. In early 2020, the series garnered a nomination for the Canadian Screen Awards.[26][27][28]

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References

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  6. Laura Friesen (2015-01-14). "Canadian Screen Award nominations: 19 projects from 18 alumni". National Screen Institute. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  7. Greg David (2015-01-13). "Orphan Black, 19-2 and Spun Out topline TV Canadian Screen Award Nominees". tv-eh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  8. "Lots of high-fives". lportepilot.ca. 2015-01-13. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  9. "Canadian Screen Awards '15: TV categories". Playback. 2015-01-13. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  10. "TV doc cameraman, director John Driftmier dies at 30". CBC News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  11. "Canadian director of 'Ice Pilots' John Driftmier dies in plane crash". Toronto Sun. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  12. "Preliminary Air Accident Investigation Report for 5Y-LWF" (PDF), Air Accident Investigation Department, Kenya Ministry of Transportation, 2013-03-23, retrieved 2014-01-12
  13. Proudfoot, Dan (4 January 2019). "Rust Valley Restorers star Mike Hall can't resist a car cadaver". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  14. Atad, Corey (28 October 2019). "The Rust Bros. Are Back To 'Shake Things' Up In 'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 2 Trailer". Entertainment Today Canada. Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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