Richard Timothy Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series '' Strange World'', ''

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'', '' Heroes'', and ''

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Early life

Kring was born in

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. He is

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. He has two brothers and a sister. He attended

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, where his father, Ray, was the track coach, then graduated from the

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School of Cinematic Arts in 1983. Discussing his beginnings, Kring said:

Career

Kring's first job as a screenwriter was for the television show '' Knight Rider''. Other early projects included co-writing an episode of '' Misfits of Science'' (which, like his later project ''Heroes'', featured super-powered humans as a main theme) and '' Teen Wolf Too'' with

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. Kring and Loeb would collaborate again when producing ''Heroes''. Kring also co-wrote the 2010 book '' Shift: A Novel (Gates of Orpheus Trilogy)'' with Dale Peck. In 1999, he signed a deal with

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. After the cancellation of ''Heroes'' in 2010 Kring created the TV series ''

'', a drama focusing on a father (

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) who discovers that his mute son can predict future events. The series premiered on January 25, 2012, on Fox and was cancelled after two seasons on May 9, 2013. On February 22, 2014, during its Olympics coverage, NBC announced ''Heroes'' was coming back as a 13-episode event miniseries titled '' Heroes Reborn''. It premiered in 2015 with creator Tim Kring as the

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Awards and nominations

Kring has been nominated for an

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in 2007 for Outstanding Drama Series as the producer for ''Heroes''. He was also named one of th
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for his work on the series.Master of Sci-Fi: Tim Kring

Filmography

Film

Television

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

References

External links

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Interview: Tim Kring, ''Heroes'' creator
''The TV Addict'', 2006-10-12
NBC's Super ''Heroes'': Burning Questions Answered!
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