Mike Fleiss

Fleiss was raised in Fullerton, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. ==Career==

He was the creator, producer, and writer of The Bachelor, The WB's Superstar USA, The Bachelorette, The Will, and High School Reunion. His first reality TV romance show was Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? He was also the producer of the 2003 remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its 2006 prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and the films Hostel (2005), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Hostel: Part III (2011). In 2008, his Next Entertainment production company signed a deal with Warner. ==Personal life==

His 24-year marriage to his high school sweetheart, Alexandra Vorbeck, ended in 2012. He married former Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler, in April 2014. In November 2014, Fleiss was criminally charged for harassing Baywatch star David Charvet and his wife, actress Brooke Burke; Two weeks later, Kaeppeler dropped the charges and received a settlement. Kaeppeler and Fleiss reconciled and are currently married. ==Selected filmography==

Film • The Quest (2003) • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) • Hostel (2005) • Poseidon (2006) • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) • Hostel: Part II (2007) • Hostel: Part III (2011) Television • Hollywood Stuntmakers (3 episodes, 1992–99) • Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (2000) • The Bachelor (2002–2023) • The Bachelorette (2003–2023) • High School Reunion (2003–2005, 2008–2010) • ''The WB's Superstar USA'' (2004) • The Will (2005) • The Starlet (2005) • The Two-Timer (2005) • Hitched or Ditched (2009) • The Cougar (2009) • More to Love (2009) • There Goes the Neighborhood (2009) • Bachelor Pad (2010–2012) • Bachelor in Paradise (2014–2023) • Love at First Kiss (2016) • The Proposal (2018) • The Bachelor Winter Games (2018) ==References==