Eric Kripke
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 Eric Kripke at the 2009 Comic Con Supernatural panel. |
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| Born | April 24, 1974 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, Television director, Television producer |
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Eric Kripke (born April 24, 1974 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the television series Supernatural.
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[edit] Biography
A 1992 graduate of Sylvania Southview High School, Eric often created home movies with friends to show to other students. After graduating from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1996 as a member of the Gamma Eta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha,[1] Kripke wrote and directed two 1997 films: Battle of the Sexes[2] and Truly Committed. He later developed and wrote for the The WB's 2003 television series Tarzan, which was cancelled after eight episodes, and followed this by writing the 2005 film Boogeyman. The movie was followed by a sequel, Boogeyman 2.
He is currently writing and directing his first theatre film Haunted, ready for a 2012 release. In August 2011, it was announced that Kripke is developing a series for The CW Television Network, based on the DC Comics character Deadman but it was not materialized. However, he created a series for NBC named Revolution. Kripke served as the executive producer alongside J.J. Abrams. [3]
Kripke is married and has a son, born 2007, who shares a birthday with Kripke's character Sam Winchester.[4]
[edit] Boogeyman
Prior to his success with Supernatural, Kripke wrote a screenplay for the film Boogeyman, which was released in early 2005. The film focuses on the life of Tim, played by Barry Watson. Tim, who's currently suffering the loss of his mother, goes home to confront the supernatural creature who he believes killed his father and is also the reason for his mother's demise.[5]
The film, which was looked down upon by critics, gives fans a glimpse of how Kripke's writing style has changed over the years. Although he has remained in the supernatural vein, the subject of Kripke's writing has gone from being psychologically driven to being more centered around the character's actions and interactions with each other. Kripke's writing has also gotten stronger in regards to research.
[edit] Supernatural
In 2005, Kripke created the series Supernatural and currently serves as a hands-on executive producer on the series after serving as the show's primary showrunner for the first five seasons of which he was noted for creating a uniquely detailed five-year plan. Supernatural first aired on The WB. It now airs on The CW, which was created by The WB's 2006 merger with UPN. He is known in the fandom of Supernatural as Lord Kripke and his theme song is "Fire of Unknown Origin" by Blue Oyster Cult.
Supernatural (currently in its seventh season) tells the story of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester two "hunters" whose job it is to protect the world from ghosts, demons, and other supernatural beings. The brothers also find themselves causing and ending the apocalypse. Despite the interest that the characters themselves have generated the show is also highly regarded for correctly citing supernatural lore.
[edit] Haunted and Revolution
After Kripke left Supernatural following the show's fifth season he began developing other projects. One of these projects, entitled Haunted has been picked by Warner Bros.[6] alongside a proposed television series, Revolution has been picked by NBC.
[edit] Awards
Kripke won Slamdance Film Festival's Audience Award for Truly Committed, and, in 2008, TelevisionWeek named him one of its "Masters of Horror" currently working in television.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "USC School of Cinematic Arts - Friends & Alumni - Notable". The University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2006-08-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20060829234051/http://www-cntv.usc.edu/friends_alumni/alumni-notable.cfm. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- ^ Glumbert: "Battle of the Sexes"
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/nbc-picks-up-eric-kripkejj-abrams-drama-pilot-revolution/
- ^ Sean Elliott (7/25/2007). "Exclusive Interview: Eric Kripke Says War is Hell on 'Supernatural' Season 3". iF Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-10-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20071004180557/http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2260.
- ^ http://www.reelcriticreviews.com/reviews/boogeyman.htm
- ^ http://screenrant.com/eric-kripke-haunted-movie-director-supernatural-robf-123107/
- ^ Master of Horror: Eric Kripke
