Tracy Tormé (born April 12, 1959) is an American

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and

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, known for his work on the science fiction series ''

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'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and the film '' Fire in the Sky''.

Early life

Tormé was born on April 12, 1959, in

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to Arlene Miles and singer

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Career

In the early 1980s, Tormé was a writer for ''

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''. In the late 1980s, he was a story editor and writer in the first season of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', but left early in the second season over creative differences. In 1991 with Barry Oringer, Tormé wrote the

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for the

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'' Intruders'' which ran on CBS in May 1992. ''Intruders'' was based on the book of the same name by

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. Tormé wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film ''Fire in the Sky'' based on Travis Walton's book '' The Walton Experience''. With

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he co-created the television series ''Sliders'', which ran 1995–2000. Other series he has written for include '' Odyssey 5'' and ''

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''.

Accolades

Tormé was nominated for the 1993

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for his screenplay on the film ''Fire in the Sky''.

Personal life

Tormé has siblings

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, Melissa, Daisy, and

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, and step-siblings Carrie Tormé and Kurt Goldsmith.

References

Bibliography

* Linaweaver, Brad; ''Sliders: The Classic Episodes''. 1998. TV Books. New York. . Pages 274–75.

External links

*
Transcript of speech by Tormé
1959 births Television producers from California American male screenwriters American people of Russian-Jewish descent American people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Living people Writers from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California {{US-screen-writer-stub