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Jim Rapsas | |
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| Occupation | Television producer and writer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Jim Rapsas is a Canadian television writer and producer best known for creating the children's science-fiction series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High .
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Jim Rapsas | |
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| Occupation | Television producer and writer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Jim Rapsas is a Canadian television writer and producer best known for creating the children's science-fiction series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High .
Rapsas spent several years developing programs for the Discovery Kids Channel and served as executive producer on many of the channel's series including Scout's Safari , Growing Up Creepie , Kenny the Shark , Truth or Scare (hosted by Michelle Trachtenberg), Endurance , Flight 29 Down , Operation Junkyard , Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls , Time Warp Trio , Animal Jam and others. [1]
Rapsas is a two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner for his role as executive producer on 2007 Outstanding Children's/Youth/Family Special Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue hosted by actor Elijah Wood and 2008 Outstanding Children's Series Jack Hanna's Into the Wild . [2] He has earned thirteen Daytime Emmy nominations over his career. He is also credited as writer and executive producer on the 2007 Animal Planet special Saving a Species: Gorillas at Risk hosted by actress Natalie Portman. He has also been the Executive Producer of many other series including Roseanne's Nuts , America's Most Wanted , Royal Wedding of a Lifetime and America's Supernanny .
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. is an American actor, director, and children's television host. He is known for his roles as Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), and as host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for more than 23 years (1983–2006), for which he has received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards, and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of the show.
The Daytime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a primetime-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June.
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J.D. Roth, born as James David Weinroth, is an American television personality, actor, children's game show host, a voice-over performer on many television programs, and a television producer of reality shows. Roth is the co-creator of the reality show The Biggest Loser on NBC. He also hosted ABC's fall 2008 series Opportunity Knocks. He served as the announcer of the ABC TV show, Extreme Weight Loss.
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The Future is Wild is a Canadian children's animated television series based on Canadian 2003 joint Animal Planet/ORF (Austria) and ZDF (Germany) co-production The Future is Wild, developed by Nelvana, Teletoon and IVL Animation, in association with Discovery Kids and directed by Mike Fallows, with characters and creatures designed by Brett Jubinville. It is made in CGI animation. It features four teenagers who study the future of the earth to find a new habitat for humanity, while learning about the futuristic creatures who inhabit it. The show ran for one 26 episode season. It utilizes creatures speculated about in the original version of The Future is Wild, albeit with highly fictionalized elements.
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