EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Rakieten and her production banner has signed an exclusive overall multiyear deal with Relativity Real for unscripted television. The multiple Emmy award winner is best known for her 2-decade career with the Oprah Winfrey Show. She is currently exec producing NBC’s new show, The Marriage Ref.
Ellen Rakieten Reels In TV’s Relativity Real
By NIKKI FINKE | Tuesday March 9, 2010 @ 9:29am PSTTags: Networks, Producers, Reality, TV, Unscripted
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Wow. I worked for Ellen for years. Congrats to her, she’s the best producer i have ever known. She taught me everything, set the bar and I am forever grateful. RR great score.
Former Harpo employee – Annie
Ellen, HIRE ME!!!! If you are reading (which knowing you – you prob aren’t)… OMG. I can’t believe you didn’t tell me. I love you, am so happy for you…and all I can say is – you have been and always will be the womaN (I know you like girl) I hope to be. I will get your diet pepsi’s any time of the day or night… You gave me a career and have continued to change my life. Thank you for all the belief and love you have shown me. forever devoted to you…
your fav… L
My dear Ellie Elle, Working together for over a decade you know how I feel about you. You taught me everthing. I actually still have nightmares thinking about letting you down) You raised the bar in every single way for me – personally and professionally. Score for RR. Now tell me where to send my resume.
former harpo employee – AP
Well well well…Ms. Rakieten…I thought you were going to relax a bit, but who was I kidding ?
I thought we were going to get to do more projects together, can we can we ? Great for you. Great for RR… not as great for me. But of course, wishing you only the very best…
You are one-of-a kind. Just mad they beat me to the deal.
Happy and sad all at the same time… one of your partners in crime.
Ellen is an amazing producer. I’m excited to see what she comes up with.
Congratulations Ellen! I have always said your future was so bright it was blinding!! I’m excited to see the new crop of ground-breaking programming that will be coming from Ellen Rakieten Productions!
As long as she produces more things like Oprah and less like The Marriage Ref, then more power to her!!
Ellen Rakieten is a brilliant producer, her history with reality TV proves itself! She takes risks and finishes on top always!!! Love The Marriage Ref! Hysterical!
Score for Relativity…she’s a creative genius
Cannot wait to see what Ellen and Relativity have in store! What a perfect partnership!!
Elle- You hired me, trained me, taught me all I know, you set the bar at the highest standard and pushed me every day to do my best…
from producing to fashion to how to be the best at everything I try …
I still wake up sometimes in the middle of the night wondering “what would er do?” After 15 years of working with you … I just want to say – where do I send my resume ???
former co worker
Not only is Ellen Rakieten ithe hardest working and most tenacious person alive, she’s also HOT. Get ready people…
poor thing had to produce The Marriage Ref right out of the gate… isn’t that a stinker?
Wow, are everyone’s lips sore from kissing this woman’s ass or what? Holy crap.
Ellen Rakieten- fired by Oprah, kicked to the curb by Jerry Seinfeld, canned by NBc, scraped off the sidewalk by Relativity Real…. And now a bunch of out of work former associate producers all pleading for work on a message board…. So many tragedies in such a simple headline……