Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla (lahir 18 Juni 1972) adalah seorang produser televisi Inggris kelahiran Mesir. Ia telah memproduseri beberapa serial TV Inggris seperti The Office, The IT Crowd, Man Stroke Woman dan People Just Do Nothing. Dia juga membuat penampilan cameo dalam produksi seperti Politik karya Ricky Gervais. Atalla dilahirkan dalam keluarga kelas menengah di Kairo. Dia menderita polio saat masih bayi dan menggunakan kursi roda. Dia beremigrasi ke London karena pekerjaan ayahnya. Dia membaca bisnis dan keuangan di Universitas Bath. Dia sempat bekerja sebagai pialang saham dan pedagang mata uang sebelum, pada usia 22 tahun, dia mendapatkan pekerjaan tidak berbayar di BBC Watchdog. Atalla pertama kali muncul di TV pada tahun 1999 ketika ia ikut membawakan acara Channel 4 tentang disabilitas, Freak Out. Pada tahun 2001, ia memproduseri sitkom The Office. Atalla bergabung dengan perusahaan produksi Talkback Thames pada tahun 2004 sebagai Kepala Komedi dan memproduksi spoof sains Look Around You untuk BBC2, dan seri ketiga Bo Selecta! Pada tahun 2005 ia merancang dan mulai mengerjakan Man Stroke Woman, sebuah acara sketsa komedi tentang "tumbuh dewasa" yang ditayangkan dari tahun 2005 hingga 2007. Ia juga memproduseri The IT Crowd (2006-2010). Pada tahun 2007, Atalla mendirikan Roughcut TV, sebuah perusahaan produksi independen. Atalla dan Roughcut memproduseri Trinity untuk ITV2 pada tahun 2008. Roughcut TV sejak itu memproduksi acara untuk semua penyiar besar Inggris, termasuk Trollied (Sky 1), Cuckoo (BBC Three), World's Craziest Fools - dibintangi oleh Mr. T (BBC Three), Anna & Katy (Channel 4), People Just Do Nothing (BBC Three), Mad Mad World (ITV 1) dan Top Coppers (BBC Three). Dia juga membuat penampilan cameo dalam produksi seperti Politik Ricky Gervais.

Ash Atalla (born 18 June 1972) is an Egyptian-born British television producer. He has produced several British TV series such as The Office, The IT Crowd, Man Stroke Woman and People Just Do Nothing. He has also made cameo appearances in productions such as Ricky Gervais's Politics. Atalla was born into a middle-class family in Cairo. He developed polio as a baby and uses a wheelchair. He emigrated to London due to his father's job. He read business and finance at the University of Bath. He briefly worked as a stockbroker and a currency trader before, at 22, he found unpaid work on BBC Watchdog. Atalla made his first appearance on TV in 1999 when he co-presented a Channel 4 series on disability, Freak Out. In 2001, he produced the sitcom The Office. Atalla joined the production company Talkback Thames in 2004 as Head of Comedy and produced both the science spoof Look Around You for BBC2, and the third series of Bo Selecta! In 2005 he devised and began work on Man Stroke Woman, a comedy sketch show about "growing up" which aired from 2005 to 2007. He also produced The IT Crowd (2006-2010). In 2007, Atalla set up Roughcut TV, an independent production company. Atalla and Roughcut produced Trinity for ITV2 in 2008. Roughcut TV has since produced shows for all the UK's major broadcasters, including Trollied (Sky 1), Cuckoo (BBC Three), World's Craziest Fools - starring Mr. T (BBC Three), Anna & Katy (Channel 4), People Just Do Nothing (BBC Three), Mad Mad World (ITV 1) and Top Coppers (BBC Three). He has also made cameo appearances in productions such as Ricky Gervais' Politics.