American Inventor, a reality series produced by Simon Cowell and the producers of American Idol, is searching for America's new inventors and their inventions. It is hosted by Matt Galant and features Ed Evangelista, Mary Lou Quinlan, Doug Hall and Pater Jones (who is also the show's co-creator and executive producer) as judges for the contestants and their breakthrough products. Evangelista is an advertising creative, and Quinlan represents the marketing aspect of judgment. Hall is an inventor himself, as well as CEO of Eureka! Ranch, a research firm. The prize at stake for this competition is a million dollars.

16 March 2006 (USA)

Reality

Kasey Wallace
Lindsay Levitt
Arthur Borman
Jade Sandberg
Yun Lingner
Paul Frazier
Brandon Wallace
Erica Hanson
Eli B. Sentman
Sara Blakely
Matt Gallant
Sheryl McDonald
Bruce Beacom
Kate Bunch
John Pooley
Danny Shaner
Jill Roozenboom
Nick Smith
Mike Mehesan
Josh Hope
Adrianna Wurzel
Stefanos Kafatos
Oscar Dominguez
James Macnab
Christopher M. Meagher
Eliz Eskeranli
Devon Collins
Bryan Averly
Stacey Thomas
Chris Keiper
Paul Coyne
Dug James
Caroline Self
Oliver Dear
Christopher Johnson
Nigel Hall
Matt McCartie
Lindsey Moran
Cory L. McNeill
Daniel Soiseth
Dan Butts
David Bowman
Ryan Flynn
Roger Bartlett
Noah Mathers
Steve Palmer II
Jill Hoffman
John M. Larson
Darren J. Paletz
Barry Strickland
Tamar Salibian
Megan Ray
Kevin Wenig
Dane Lawing
Justin Steele
Ed Evangelista
Tucker McFall
Chenese Bean
Roberta Christensen
Andrew Hoagland
Alessandro Fadin
Ed Dally
Doug Hall
Kate Richter
Michael R. Davis
Lee Metzger
Mike Ansbach
Spencer M. Rohan
Robin Kaye
Peter Jones
Tony Testa
Nicholas Ryan Rumpf
Chris Wagner
Fred Smilow
Rebekah Fry
Elizabeth Bronstein
Billy Kemp
David Box
Peter Jones
Joshua Myers
William Allen De Bolt
Gia Galligani
Tabitha Hanson-Obtulowicz
Bob Gillan
Annette Bas
David M. Wermus
Lawrence Curtis
Bobby Amore
Hudson Smith
Drina Maruna
Christopher Licata
Simon Cowell
Mark S. Andrew
John Petro
Nicole Antoine
Claire Kosloff
Matt Dworzanczyk
Nick De Luca
Stephan Gref
Brandie Posey
Darren Langer
Tony Testa
Bryce Gipson
Stephen Mykel
Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Ryan Randall
Mikki Raphael Rosenberg
Michael Norquest
Dawn Gilkison
Ronald Hysten
Billy Jackson
John Hoelle
David Shephard
Kristen Stabile
Avi Eshed
Seth Weinman
Asa Greenberg
Shelby Michlin
George Foreman
Pat Croce
Brock Carlson
David Lerner
Brett J. Fox
Nick Towle
Allen Gentempo
Britt Woods
Peter Theodoss
Brad Segal
Siobhan Greene
Mark Jungjohann
James Fletcher
Carol Elizabeth Barlow
Mary Lou Quinlan
Ben Nissen

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