Kyle Killen

Birth Name:

Kyle Killen

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director

Earned his degree from the film school at the University of Southern California
Determined to give screenwriting one final shot, he dressed up as a courier and dropped off scripts at every agency he could find in Los Angeles, and months later, one agent called him back
Worked a number of jobs after graduating from college in fields like computer support and construction
Wrote short fiction and first-person journalism before making it as a screenwriter
Quote: "[on his "Mind Games" characters] "I've always been sort of fascinated with the way we work․ I became interested in people who could not just understand how we work, but use that advantage to change things․""
Quote: "[on writing] "I quit, but I never really quit․ I took a lot of horrible, crazy jobs, but I always ended up writing about them or writing things that came out of them․""
Known for creating television dramas including "Lone Star," "Awake" and "Mind Games․"
Though he was born in Chicago, he moved to Burleson, Texas, when he was young and stayed in the state for some time

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