Chris Ruppenthal | |
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Born | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | June 1, 1955
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.
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]
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]
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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 |
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