Chris Ruppenthal

Chris Ruppenthal
Chris Ruppenthal
Born	June 1, 1955 (age 69); Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	A.B. Harvard University; M.A. USC Film School
Occupation(s)	Television Writer/Producer, Teacher
Years active	1980–present
Employer	Lausd
Known for	Quantum Leap, The Outer Limits, Moonlighting

Chris Ruppenthal (born as John Christian Ruppenthal on June 1, 1955) is an American television and film writer based in Hollywood, California.

Life and career

Born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida, Ruppenthal received an A.B. Degree from Harvard University in 1976 where he was an Editor of the Harvard Lampoon as well as a member of The Delphic Club and The Hasty Pudding where he performed in three of the famous Hasty Pudding travesty musicals. Following Harvard he worked for a time in New York City in advertising before moving to California to pursue a writing career. He received an M.A. degree from the USC Film School.^[1]^[2]

Amongst his vast resume as a television producer, Ruppenthal has served as a producer/co-producer for the NBC-TV series Quantum Leap, as co-executive producer of The Outer Limits and Silk Stalkings (which he also wrote scripts for) TV series, also as supervising producer of ABC-TV's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (of also he wrote episodes for), CBS-TV's Touched by an Angel, Harts of the West and Covington Cross; and has writing credits for Blade: The Series, Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, NBC's The Pretender, FOX-TV's The X-Files, CBS-TV's Touched by an Angel, Harts of the West, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Covington Cross, ABC-TV's Moonlighting, Sledge Hammer! and Max Headroom.^[2]

Personal life

Ruppenthal currently resides in Baltimore, where he continues to write for television and Works for LAUSD at Berendo Middle Schoolin (the Pico-Union District) and the UCLA Extension School.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Show/Credit	Role	Notes/Episodes
2006	Blade: The Series	Writer	1 episode, "Sacrifice"
1998-2000	The Outer Limits	Writer, co-executive producer, Supervising Producer	7 episodes
1999	Avalon: Beyond the Abyss	Writer	TV movie
1997	The Pretender	Writer, Teleplay	2 episodes
1996-1997	Silk Stalkings	Writer, Co-Executive producer	6 episodes
1995-1996	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Writer, producer	6 episodes as writer 22 episodes as producer
1994	The X-Files	Writer	2 episodes
1994	Touched By An Angel	Writer, Supervising Producer	11 episodes as producer 2 episodes as writer
1993	Harts of the West	Writer, Supervising Producer	1 episode as producer, 2 as writer
1992	Covington Cross	Writer, Supervising Producer	3 as writer, 13 as producer
1993	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Writer	1 episode, "Socrates' Sister"
1989-1990	Quantum Leap	Writer, Co-producer, Director	64 as producer 10 as writer
1989	Moonlighting	Writer, Teleplay	3 episodes
1988	Max Headroom	Writer	1 episode, "Baby Grobags"
1987	Sledge Hammer!	Writer, Story/Teleplay	4 episodes