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Karl Schaefer Biography

Birth Name:Karl Schaefer

Profession Writer, Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama for "TV 101" in 1990
  • Started out as a writer and executive producer on the TV series "TV 101" in 1988
  • Quote: "(On "Z Nation"): "Our mission is to go where [other zombie shows] don't․ We have a sense of hope and humor, and put the fun back into zombies․ Our characters․․․take the fight to the zombies․ They aren't afraid of them․""
  • Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Eerie, Indiana," "Strange Luck," and "Z Nation․"
  • Was a director and executive producer of the TV series "Small Shots" in 2001

Awards

  • 1990WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: winner