Gary Tarpinian is the chief executive officer and co-founder of the Emmy-Award-winning television production company, MorningStar Entertainment. He is also the executive producer and co-creator (along with his partner Paninee Theeranuntawat) of Mysteries Decoded for the CW Network. Tarpinian has always had a special interest in UFOs, conspiracies, and the unexplained, and created Mysteries Decoded to investigate the greatest unsolved mysteries in recent history, including the "Montauk Project," "Area 51," "Mothman," and the "Bermuda Triangle," to name a few. Tarpinian and his partner created such legendary hit series as Deadliest Warrior, Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force, and I Survived. They also produced the highest rated non-fiction documentary to air on all of cable television in 2017: Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence. Tarpinian is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.