Tim Kring

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Tim Kring
Born Richard Timothy Kring
July 9, 1957 (1957-07-09) (age 54)
 El Dorado County, California, United States Raised in Santa Maria, Calif
Occupation Screenwriter, television producer
Nationality American
Notable work(s) Strange World
Crossing Jordan
Heroes
Relative(s) Brothers Kenneth & Buddy Kring, twin-sister; Rebecca Kring-Rosen

Richard Timothy "Tim" Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the television series Strange World, Crossing Jordan, and Heroes.

Kring is Jewish.[1] He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1983.[2]

He got his start as a screenwriter writing for the TV show Knight Rider. One of his earlier projects was co-writer for an episode of Misfits of Science, which, like his later project Heroes, featured superpowered humans as a main theme. Another early project was Teen Wolf Too, co-written by Jeph Loeb. The two would later re-team when producing Heroes.

He also co-wrote the book Shift: A Novel (Gates of Orpheus Trilogy) with Dale Peck, published in 2010.

After the cancellation of Heroes, Kring created the TV series Touch, a drama centering on a father (Kiefer Sutherland) who discovers his autistic and mute son can predict events.[3] The series premiered on January 25, 2012 on Fox.

[edit] Awards and nominations

Kring was an Emmy Award nominee in 2007 for Outstanding Drama Series as the producer for Heroes. He was also named one of the Masters of Sci Fi TV for his work on the series.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hadas Bashan (December 24, 2009). "אנטי גיבור [Anti Hero]" (in Hebrew). Pnai Plus #1062 (Yedioth Ahronoth): pp. 58–61. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3823631,00.html. Retrieved December 28, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Notable Alumni". University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. http://www-cntv.usc.edu/alumni/alumni-history/. 
  3. ^ Spoiler TV: Pilot Order for Heroes Creator Tim Spoiler TV
  4. ^ Master of Sci-Fi: Tim Kring

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