Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla
Born	(1972-06-18)18 June 1972 Cairo,Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian, British
Occupation	Television producer
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Roughcut TV
Notable work	The Office The IT Crowd Man Stroke Woman People Just Do Nothing

Ash Atalla(born 18 June 1972)is an Egyptian-born Britishtelevision producer.He has produced severalBritishTV series such asThe Office,The IT Crowd,Man Stroke WomanandPeople Just Do Nothing.He has also made cameo appearances in productions such asRicky Gervais'sPolitics.

Early life

Atalla was born into a middle-class family inCairo.He developedpolioas a baby and uses a wheelchair. He emigrated toLondondue to his father's job.He read business and finance at theUniversity of Bath.He briefly worked as a stockbroker and a currency trader before, at 22, he found unpaid work on BBCWatchdog.

Career

Atalla made his first appearance on TV in 1999 when he co-presented aChannel 4series on disability,Freak Out.In 2001, he produced the sitcomThe Office.Atalla joined the production companyTalkback Thamesin 2004 as Head of Comedy and produced both the science spoofLook Around Youfor BBC2, and the third series ofBo Selecta!In 2005 he devised and began work onMan Stroke Woman,a comedy sketch show about "growing up" which aired from 2005 to 2007. He also producedThe IT Crowd(2006-2010).

In 2007, Atalla set up Roughcut TV, an independent production company. Atalla and Roughcut producedTrinityforITV2in 2008.Roughcut TV has since produced shows for all the UK's major broadcasters, includingTrollied(Sky 1),Cuckoo(BBC Three),World's Craziest Fools- starringMr. T(BBC Three),Anna & Katy(Channel 4),People Just Do Nothing(BBC Three),Mad Mad World(ITV 1) andTop Coppers(BBC Three). He has also made cameo appearances in productions such as Ricky Gervais'Politics.

External links

• Roughcut TV
• Ash AtallaatIMDb
• "Ash Atalla at BBC's comedy guide".BBC.