Chris Ruppenthal
Chris Ruppenthal | |
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| Born | June 1, 1955 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | A.B. Harvard University; M.A. USC Film School |
| Occupation(s) | Television Writer/Producer, Teacher |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Employer | Lausd |
| Known for | Quantum Leap, The Outer Limits, Moonlighting |
Chris Ruppenthal (born as John Christian Ruppenthal on June 1, 1955) is an American television and film writer based in Hollywood, California.
Life and career
[edit]Born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida, Ruppenthal received an A.B. Degree from Harvard University in 1976 where he was an Editor of the Harvard Lampoon as well as a member of The Delphic Club and The Hasty Pudding where he performed in three of the famous Hasty Pudding travesty musicals. Following Harvard he worked for a time in New York City in advertising before moving to California to pursue a writing career. He received an M.A. degree from the USC Film School.[1][2]
Amongst his vast resume as a television producer, Ruppenthal has served as a producer/co-producer for the NBC-TV series Quantum Leap, as co-executive producer of The Outer Limits and Silk Stalkings (which he also wrote scripts for) TV series, also as supervising producer of ABC-TV's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (of also he wrote episodes for), CBS-TV's Touched by an Angel, Harts of the West and Covington Cross; and has writing credits for Blade: The Series, Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, NBC's The Pretender, FOX-TV's The X-Files, CBS-TV's Touched by an Angel, Harts of the West, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Covington Cross, ABC-TV's Moonlighting, Sledge Hammer! and Max Headroom.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Ruppenthal currently resides in Baltimore, where he continues to write for television and Works for LAUSD at Berendo Middle Schoolin (the Pico-Union District) and the UCLA Extension School.[3]
Filmography
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| Year | Show/Credit | Role | Notes/Episodes |
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| 2006 | Blade: The Series | Writer | 1 episode, "Sacrifice" |
| 1998-2000 | The Outer Limits | Writer, co-executive producer, Supervising Producer |
7 episodes |
| 1999 | Avalon: Beyond the Abyss | Writer | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Writer, Teleplay | 2 episodes |
| 1996-1997 | Silk Stalkings | Writer, Co-Executive producer | 6 episodes |
| 1995-1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Writer, producer | 6 episodes as writer 22 episodes as producer |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Touched By An Angel | Writer, Supervising Producer | 11 episodes as producer 2 episodes as writer |
| 1993 | Harts of the West | Writer, Supervising Producer | 1 episode as producer,
2 as writer |
| 1992 | Covington Cross | Writer, Supervising Producer | 3 as writer, 13 as producer |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Writer | 1 episode, "Socrates' Sister" |
| 1989-1990 | Quantum Leap | Writer, Co-producer, Director | 64 as producer 10 as writer |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | Writer, Teleplay | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Max Headroom | Writer | 1 episode, "Baby Grobags" |
| 1987 | Sledge Hammer! | Writer, Story/Teleplay | 4 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Chris Ruppenthal at IMDb
- ^ a b "Chris Ruppenthal biography". QuantumLeapPodcast.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "Your Instructors: Chris Ruppenthal". UCLAExtension.edu. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Chris Ruppenthal at IMDb
- Chris Ruppenthal bio at UCLA Extension weblink (UCLAExtension.edu)
- Writer's Guild West
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