Ted Henning is an American video game and animation producer, and former stage, television, and film

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, producer, and

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Acting and writing career

Early roles - Stage acting and voice work

Early acting work includes the Off-Broadway stage play ''The Moon Dreamers'' (1969), and several roles (St. Augustine, Mailman, Dragon, Alvin) in the Broadway production ''Gloria and Esperanza'' in the

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(1970). He provided the English voice of Lung Tai in ''Blood of the Dragon'' (1971).

Television and film

His feature film roles include playing Robert Campbell in '' The Lincoln Conspiracy'' (1977), Mr. Wetzle in '' Our Winning Season'' (1978), Jimmy in ''

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'' (1979), Ted in ''

The First Turn-On! ''The First Turn-On!'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the last in a series of four "sexy comedies" that helped establish Troma as a film studio, starting with 1979's ''Squ ...

'' (1983), and Fabian Marks in ''Livin' Large!'' (1991). On television, he was a regular cast member on '' Tush'' (also known as ''The Bill Tush Show''). Other roles included Chip Taylor in the unaired CBS sitcom '' The Elvira Show'' and Darrel Gordon in ''Port Charles''. His guest-starring roles on several series include ''

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, Matlock,

In Living Color ''In Living Color'' is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on Fox from April 15, 1990, to May 19, 1994. Keenen Ivory Wayans created, wrote and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions ...

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents in the fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska, that originally aired on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It rec ...

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,'' and '' The Pretender.'' TV movie roles include ''

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'', '' A Winner Never Quits'', ''Miss America: Behind the Crown,'' ''Lucky Ed's Tabloid News'', ''When Will I Be Loved?'', and the television adaptation of the children's book, '' A Pocket for Corduroy''. As a screenwriter, he wrote the 2008 movie '' Uncross the Stars'' starring

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, and Irma P. Hall He also co-wrote '' Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year'' (2002) (earning him a DVD Exclusive Awards nomination in 2003), ''

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'' (2003), and ''Winnie the Pooh: 123s'' (2004). He was a director and writer on ''The Showtime 30-Minute Movie,'' earning him a CableACE Awards nominee in 1995, and produced the children's storybook CD, ''Storytime Favorites.'' He was nominated for a Cable ACE award for ''Two Over Easy'' and was associate producer on the

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TV movie adaptation of the novel ''

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''.

Education and other work

He graduated from

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with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was working on a Masters Degree in Education Technology at National University. He was one of the founding partners of online animation studio ''Scream Therapy,'' where he created and produced games, music videos, and animated shorts. He was also a creative producer at Gigawatt Studios, where he produced ''Expedition: Mars'', a popular post-ride attraction at the Mission: Space center in

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. He has produced games for

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's GameZone, and

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. He also worked at XLT Studios, a combined game and animation company. He was most recently director of product education at

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henning, Ted Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors American male voice actors American video game producers American game designers Year of birth missing (living people)