Eric Kripke Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Audience Award for Best Short for "Truly Committed" at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1998
• Was nominated for an SFX Award for Best TV Episode for the "Supernatural" season 5 finale, "Swan Song," in 2011
• Graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1996
• Quote: "(On "Supernatural): "Far be it from me to tell fans what they think the show is․ It's for them․ I can just tell you what it meant to me, which is that the show is and always has been about family, from page one to page 5,000․""
• Quote: "If there's a similarity [of Revolution"] with Supernatural, it's that the genre elements take a backseat to really delving into the humanity of these complicated, realistic characters that I want people to fall in love with․""
• Best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series "Supernatural" and "Revolution․"
• Says he is most like "Supernatural" character Chuck, a "writer with really low self-esteem [who] spends a lot of time working in his pajamas․"
• His son was born on May 2, which is also his "Supernatural" character Sam Winchester's birthday
• Pitched the show "Supernatural" as "Route 66" meets "The X-Files" and "Star Wars․"
• Wrote the meta "Supernatural" episode "The Monster at the End of This Book" to poke fun at the show's online fan community, who he admits he has a "tempestuous, loving, confliction" relationship with