Tim Kring

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::summary American screenwriter & producer (born 1957) ::

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name	Tim Kring
image	Tim Kring by Gage Skidmore.jpg
caption	Kring at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
birth_name	Richard Timothy Kring
birth_date
birth_place	El Dorado County, California, U.S.
occupation	Screenwriter, television producer
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| name = Tim Kring | image = Tim Kring by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Kring at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con | pseudonym = | birth_name = Richard Timothy Kring | birth_date = | birth_place = El Dorado County, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Screenwriter, television producer | period = | genre = | subject = | notableworks = {{Plainlist|

• Strange World
• Crossing Jordan
• Heroes
• Heroes Reborn
• Touch}} | website = Richard Timothy Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series Strange World, Crossing Jordan, Heroes, and Touch.

Early life

Kring was born in El Dorado County, California. He is Jewish. He has two brothers and a sister.

He attended Allan Hancock College, where his father, Ray, was the track coach, then graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1983. Discussing his beginnings, Kring said:

Career

Kring's first job as a screenwriter was for the television show Knight Rider. Other early projects included co-writing an episode of Misfits of Science (which, like his later project Heroes, featured super-powered humans as a main theme) and Teen Wolf Too with Jeph Loeb. Kring and Loeb would collaborate again when producing Heroes. Kring also co-wrote the 2010 book Shift: A Novel (Gates of Orpheus Trilogy) with Dale Peck.

In 1999, he signed a deal with NBC.

After the cancellation of Heroes in 2010 Kring created the TV series Touch, a drama focusing on a father (Kiefer Sutherland) who discovers that his mute son can predict future events. The series premiered on January 25, 2012, on Fox and was cancelled after two seasons on May 9, 2013.

On February 22, 2014, during its Olympics coverage, NBC announced Heroes was coming back as a 13-episode event miniseries titled Heroes Reborn. It premiered in 2015 with creator Tim Kring as the executive producer.

Awards and nominations

Kring has been nominated for an Emmy Award 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.

Filmography

Film

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Title	Year	Credited as	Notes	Producer	Writer	Teen Wolf Too	Sublet	In the Cloud
1987			Credited as R. Timothy Kring
1998
2018
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Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | Creator | Producer | Writer | Executive producer | Misfits of Science | Knight Rider | Bay Cove | Without Consent | Falling for You | Chicago Hope | L.A. Doctors | Strange World | Providence | Crossing Jordan | Heroes | Touch | Daybreak | Dig | Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters | Heroes Reborn | The Wilding | Beyond | Treadstone | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1985 | | | (1) | | NBC | Credited as R. Timothy Kring | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1986 | | | (1) | | Credited as R. Timothy Kring | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1987 | | | | | Credited as R. Timothy Kring | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1994 | | | | | ABC | Television film | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 | | | | | CBS | Television film | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996–97 | | | (6) | | Producer (season 3: 26 episodes) Supervising producer (seaspn 4: 2 episodes) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | | | (1) | | Co-executive producer (3 episodes) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999–2002 | | | (1) | | ABC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999–2001 | | | (5) | | NBC | Co-executive producer (season 2–3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001–07 | | | (22) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006–10 | | | (16) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012–13 | | | (6) | | Fox | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | | | | | | Web series | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | | (5) | | USA Network | Miniseries | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | | | | | Web series | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015–16 | | | (2) | | NBC | Miniseries | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | | | | | USA Network | Unsold pilot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017–18 | | | | | Freeform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | | (2) | | USA Network | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. Hadas Bashan. [[Yedioth Ahronoth]]. link. (December 24, 2009)
2. Meyers, Lawrence. (June 2, 2010). "Inside the TV Writers' Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television". Syracuse University Press.
3. "Notable Alumni". University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
4. Adalian, Josef. (May 29, 2003). "Kring rings up deal".
5. [http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/01/fox-pilot-order-for-heroes-creator-tim.html#ixzz1NU0Rj6cS/ Spoiler TV: Pilot Order for Heroes Creator Tim] Spoiler TV
6. (February 22, 2014). "NBC's 'Heroes' to be Revived as Miniseries (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter.
7. [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/master_of_scifi_tim_kring.php Master of Sci-Fi: Tim Kring] {{webarchive. link. (October 2, 2008)

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