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| Born | Richard Timothy Kring July 9, 1957 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 telelvision series Strange World, Crossing Jordan, and Heroes.
He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1983.[1]
He got his start as a screenwriter writing for the TV show Knight Rider. One of his earlier projects was 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.
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.[2]
References
- ^ "Notable Alumni". University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. http://www-cntv.usc.edu/alumni/alumni-history/.
- ^ Master of Sci-Fi: Tim Kring
External links
- Tim Kring at the Internet Movie Database
- Tim Kring at TV.com
- Interview: Tim Kring, Heroes creator, The TV Addict, 2006-10-12
- NBC's Super Heroes: Burning Questions Answered!, TV Guide, 2006-10-16 (archive.org link)
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