David Kemper is an American

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writer and producer who is best known for his work on the science fiction/fantasy show ''

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''. He was raised in Oak Park, Michigan, where he attended Ferndale High School. At school he was a baseball player. He graduated from the

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before moving to California. In addition to ''Farscape'', Kemper wrote episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''

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'', '' The Pretender'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and was also the executive producer for the SyFy channel film ''

Aztec Rex ''Aztec Rex'', also known as ''Tyrannosaurus Azteca'', is a film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Ian Ziering. The film debuted on the cable television channel Syfy in 2008. The film was filmed largely on location at Kualoa Ranch o ...

''. In October 2006 made a deal with the Sci Fi Channel to supply five movies to their Saturday night movie franchise.

Filmography

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

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