Eric Gardner grew up in Oregon City, Oregon and attended college at Columbia University in New York City, and the USC School of Cinema/Television in Los Angeles. He has worked on independent feature films and non-fiction television for over 20 years. Gardner regularly works as a Writer, Director, Producer and Editor. He has received six Emmy nominations for his work as an Editor on the CBS series, "Survivor." As a Director, he has won several awards, including best feature film at the Big Bear Lake Film Festival for "Under The Influence," starring Peter Greene. He was Senior Editor of "Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction," one of Fox's highest rated specials, and received world-wide attention when co-wrote and produced "Breakaway," an action/comedy starring the infamous Tonya Harding. His diverse credits also include Producer of "Queenas" a feature length documentary about latino transexuals, financed by Canal + and The Danish Film Board, Co-Producer of "Great Streets: Champs-Élysées" starring Halle Berry for PBS, Co-Executive Producer of "Love In the Wild," a reality television series for NBC, and Co-Writer and Producer of the documentary, "Dislecksia: The Movie," featuring Billy Bob Thornton. He is the longest serving executive on Bravo’s “Shahs of Sunset.” In 2023 he Produced and Co-Wrote the groundbreaking feature documentary "Hopeville: How To Win the Reading Wars" https://www.hopevillefilm.com/ Gardner is a member of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and The Directors Guild of America. Specialties: Laughing