Tim Kring



























Tim Kring

Kring at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
Kring at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International

Born Richard Timothy Kring
(1957-07-09) July 9, 1957 (age 61)
El Dorado County, California, United States Raised in Santa Maria, Calif
Occupation
Screenwriter, television producer
Nationality American
Notable works
Strange World
Crossing Jordan
Heroes
Touch
Relatives Brothers Kenneth & Buddy Kring, twin-sister; Rebecca Kring-Rosen

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.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Awards and nominations


  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life


Kring was born in El Dorado County, California. He is Jewish.[1] He has two brothers and a sister.[2]:83


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.[3] Discussing his beginnings, Kring said:


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I never even thought about scripts when I got out of film school. I pulled cables and shot documentaries. I finally got a gig with commercial house where I would come on with a camera crew as second assistant shooting Japanese cigarette commercials. I had an opportunity to get into the camera crew and decided I did not really want to do that with my life. So I sat down and wrote a script and went back to all the people I had met, got an agent out of it and started going out on a gazillion pitch meetings, and pitched anything I could.[2]:6



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.


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.[4] 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 is coming back as a 13-episode event miniseries titled Heroes Reborn. It premiered in 2015 with creator Tim Kring as the executive producer.[5]



Awards and nominations


Kring won an Emmy Award nomination 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.[6]



Filmography































































Year
 Title
 Role
 Notes
1996–1997
Chicago Hope
 Producer
1999–2002
Strange World
 Creator
1999–2001
Providence
 Co-executive producer
2001–2007
Crossing Jordan
 Creator/Executive producer
2006–2010
Heroes
 Creator/Executive producer
2012–2013
Touch
 Creator/Executive producer
2015
Dig
 Co-creator/Co-executive creator
2015–2016
Heroes Reborn
 Creator/Executive creator
2017–2018
Beyond
 Executive creator


References





  1. ^ Hadas Bashan (December 24, 2009). אנטי גיבור [Anti Hero]. Pnai Plus (in Hebrew) (1062). Yedioth Ahronoth. pp. 58–61. Retrieved December 28, 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Meyers, Lawrence (June 2, 2010). Inside the TV Writers' Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-3241-X.


  3. ^ "Notable Alumni". University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23.


  4. ^ Spoiler TV: Pilot Order for Heroes Creator Tim Spoiler TV


  5. ^ "NBC's 'Heroes' to be Revived as Miniseries (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 22, 2014.


  6. ^ Master of Sci-Fi: Tim Kring Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine




External links








  • Tim Kring on IMDb


  • 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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