Chris Ruppenthal

Chris Ruppenthal (born John Christian Ruppenthal on June 1, 1955) is an American television and film writer based in Hollywood, California.

Chris Ruppenthal
Born (1955-06-01) June 1, 1955
Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materA.B. Harvard University; M.A. USC Film School
OccupationTelevision Writer/Producer, Teacher
Years active1980–present
EmployerLausd
Known forQuantum Leap, The Outer Limits, Moonlighting

Life and career

Born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida, Ruppenthal received an A.B. Degree from Harvard University in 1976 where he was an Editor of the Harvard Lampoon as well as a member of The Delphic Club and The Hasty Pudding where he performed in three of the famous Hasty Pudding travesty musicals. Following Harvard he worked for a time in New York City in advertising before moving to California to pursue a writing career. He received an M.A. degree from the USC Film School.[1][2]

Amongst his vast resume as a television producer, Ruppenthal has served as a producer/co-producer for the NBC-TV series Quantum Leap, as co-executive producer of The Outer Limits and Silk Stalkings (which he also wrote scripts for) TV series, also as supervising producer of ABC-TV's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (of also he wrote episodes for), CBS-TV's Touched by an Angel, Harts of the West and Covington Cross; and has writing credits for Blade: The Series, Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, NBC's The Pretender, FOX-TV's The X-Files, CBS-TV's Touched by an Angel, Harts of the West, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Covington Cross, ABC-TV's Moonlighting, Sledge Hammer! and Max Headroom.[2]

Personal life

Ruppenthal currently resides in Los Angeles, where he continues to write for television and Works for LAUSD at Berendo Middle Schoolin (the Pico-Union District) and the UCLA Extension School.[3]

Filmography
Year Show/Credit Role Notes/Episodes
2006Blade: The SeriesWriter1 episode, "Sacrifice"
1998-2000The Outer LimitsWriter, Co-Executive Producer,
Supervising Producer		7 episodes
1999Avalon: Beyond the AbyssWriterTV Movie
1997The PretenderWriter, Teleplay2 episodes
1996-1997Silk StalkingsWriter, Co-Executive producer6 episodes
1995-1996Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanWriter, Producer6 episodes as writer
22 episodes as producer
1994The X-FilesWriter2 episodes
1994Touched By An AngelWriter, Supervising Producer11 episodes as producer
2 episodes as writer
1993Harts of the WestWriter, Supervising Producer1 episode as producer,

2 as writer

1992Covington CrossWriter, Supervising Producer3 as writer, 13 as producer
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Writer1 episode, "Socrates' Sister"
1989-1990Quantum LeapWriter, Co-Producer, Director64 as producer
10 as writer
1989MoonlightingWriter, Teleplay3 episodes
1988Max HeadroomWriter1 episode, "Baby Grobags"
1987Sledge Hammer!Writer, Story/Teleplay4 episodes

References
  1. Chris Ruppenthal at IMDb
  2. "Chris Ruppenthal biography". QuantumLeapPodcast.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  3. "Your Instructors: Chris Ruppenthal". UCLAExtension.edu. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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