Eric Kripke

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Eric Kripke at San Diego Comic Con (2010)

Eric Kripke (born April 24, 1974 in Toledo , Ohio ) is an American writer, producer and director. He became known as the creator of the television series Supernatural , which he mainly produced from 2005 to 2009 and which he has now accompanied as a temporary co-producer.

Short biography

Kripke graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1996 . The following year he directed and was a scriptwriter for the films Battle of the Sexes and Truly Committed . In 2003 he had the idea for The WB series Tarzan , which was taken out of the program after eight episodes. He was also a writer for the series. Tarzan was never broadcast on German television. The horror film Boogeyman followed in 2005 , for which a sequel with Jeff Betancourt followed. In the same year he found his current occupation, the television series Supernatural , which he invented and for which he is also active as an author and co-producer to this day. In 2012 NBC announced that Kripke would co - produce the hour-long thriller-drama series Revolution with JJ Abrams .

Filmography (selection)

As a producer

As an author

As a director

  • 1997: Battle of the Sexes (short film)
  • 1997: Truly Comitted (short film)
  • 2007, 2009: Supernatural (TV series, 2 episodes)

As an actor

  • 2000: Exposure (TV series, an episode)

Awards

  • 1997: Austin Film Festival , Best Short Film for Truly Committed (nominated)
  • 1998: Slamdance Film Festival , audience award for Truly Committed (excellent)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notable Alumni (page 11)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www-cntv.usc.edu  
  2. ↑ Eric Kripke and JJ Abrams Bringing The Revolution to NBC
personal data
SURNAME Kripke, Eric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, producer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Toledo , Ohio, United States