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Jim Rapsas | |
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Occupation(s) | Television producer, writer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Jim Rapsas is an American 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 .