<P> Lythgoe married Bonita Shawe in 1974, whom he met while he was choreographer for the BBC's Young Generation dance troupe . Shawe was also an audition judge on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance and was a judge on the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance for the first three seasons . The couple divorced in 2010 and have two sons together, Simon and Kristopher and four grandchildren Kyan, Tighe, Dominie and George . </P> <P> He suffered a heart attack in January 2003 . He gave up his 60 - a-day cigarette habit as a result . He nearly died from a burst appendix in October 2003 . </P> <P> He owns Villa San Juliette, a vineyard in Paso Robles, California . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <P> Producer (selected credits) </P> <Ul> <Li> The Next Great American Band </Li> <Li> So You Think You Can Dance </Li> <Li> All American Girl </Li> <Li> American Juniors </Li> <Li> American Idol </Li> <Li> Pop Idol </Li> <Li> The Brian Conley Show </Li> <Li> Superstars of Dance </Li> <Li> Idol Gives Back </Li> <Li> CMT's Next Superstar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Director </P> <Ul> <Li> Superstars of Dance (2009) </Li> <Li> So You Think You Can Dance (2005) </Li> <Li> All American Girl (2003) </Li> <Li> American Idol (2002) </Li> <Li> Survivor (2001) </Li> <Li> Popstars (2000) </Li> <Li> Animals Do The Funniest Things (1999) </Li> <Li> TV Weekly (1988) </Li> <Li> Gladiators (1992) </Li> <Li> The Brian Conley Show </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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