Sean Gottlieb

VP, Head of Development

A&E

Sean Gottlieb serves as an Executive Producer of non-fiction programming for A&E Network.  A seasoned producer with over 20 years in the business, Gottlieb has developed and produced some of A&E’s most popular original programming including the long-running Storage Wars franchise, as well as new series, Lachey's Bar and Surviving Marriage. He also is developing a variety of unscripted programming for the network under the leadership of Shelly Tatro, SVP Development and Programming.

Prior to joining A&E in April 2014, Gottlieb served in a number of capacities at VH1. Most recently, he developed and produced many of the networks unscripted series, including Mob Wives, Wicked Single and Mama Drama. Prior to that, Gottlieb wrote on many of the networks hit shows, including Behind the Music, Web Junk, I Love The… and the Emmy nominated documentary Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America. Before joining VH1 in 2001, Gottlieb wrote for MTV, Cablevision, Endemol and also served as a speechwriter for several Fortune 500 executives. Gottlieb began his career as the audience coordinator at The Late Show with David Letterman in New York.  

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