Tim Kring

Birth Name:

Richard Timothy Kring

Birth Place:

El Dorado County, California, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer

Was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the 60 Minute Category for the "A Time To Kill" episode of "Chicago Hope" in 1997
Won a BAFTA TV Award for "Heroes" in 2008 in the Best International category
Won a Future Classic Award at the 2007 TV Land Awards for his involvement with "Heroes․"
In 1983, he graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
Quote: "The normal avenues of a cop or medical drama wouldn't be able to contain the scope of the stories I wanted to tell, which led me into superhero protagonists․"
Quote: "I few years ago I started thinking about an entirely new way to tell a story, far different from traditional television․ I didn't just want to talk about saving the world in fiction, I wanted to create a narrative that spilled out into the streets․"
Best known for creating such drama series as "Strange World," "Crossing Jordan," "Heroes" and "Touch․"
Co-wrote "Shift," a novel in the "Gates of Orpheus" trilogy, with Dale Peck
Was featured in an article in the "Orlando Sentinel" called "Big Hero at NBC․"

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