Mark Burnett, "The Apprentice" creator, tapped by Trump as special envoy to the U.K.

Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce President-elect Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect to the newly-created post of special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.

Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like "Survivor" and "The Voice," but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for "The Apprentice," which first aired on NBC in 2004.

Trump had been well-known in real estate and pop culture circles for decades. But the show helped again make him a household name — though Trump severed ties with NBC in 2015, the same year he launched his first White House run.