Eric Kripke

Birth Name:

Eric Kripke

Birth Place:

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director, Actor

Was nominated for an SFX Award for Best TV Episode for the "Supernatural" season 5 finale, "Swan Song," in 2011
Won the Audience Award for Best Short for "Truly Committed" at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1998
Graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1996
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․""
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․""
Best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series "Supernatural" and "Revolution․"
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․"
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․"
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

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