David Rambo (born May 28, 1955) is an American writer, playwright, actor and producer. Outside of work in the entertainment field, he is a distinguished guest speaker at

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and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the latter awarding him with an honorary doctorate at their 2012 graduation ceremony. In 2010 the

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recruited Rambo to curate a special concert, citing Rambo's previous collaboration adapting ''

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'' with

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for a special performance at the Hollywood Bowl.

Early life

He grew up in

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. His grandmother and mother were librarians which helped develop his lifelong interest in literature and art.

Career

After moving to

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to become an actor, Rambo started working in the real estate business. He would afterwards begin a career on theatre, first acting and then writing and adapting plays. In 2003, Rambo also created ''All About Eve''. Rambo got the idea for it while listening to a TV documentary and deciding to make it into a staged reading (while adding notable stars to it). In 2004 he wrote his first script for a television show, an episode for the

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'' entitled ''Butterflied''. ''Butterflied'' aired on January of that year and it was the highest rated TV program of the week. Rambo would then join the ''CSI'' writing team, creating episodes like ''Who Shot Sherlock?'', ''Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye'' and '' Still Life''. He is now a supervising producer of the show. In 2006, Rambo wrote ''The Lady With All the Answers'', a play about the life and work of "Eppie" Lederer, better known as

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. The play has been widely produced across the country. An off-Broadway production starring

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opened October 14, 2009 at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Rambo left 'CSI' in 2010, accepting the opportunity to write for the ABC revival of ''V''. The following year, in the fall of 2011, Rambo joined the writing staff on the CBS show '' The 2-2'', returning to his roots in

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. Following the show's season run,

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recruited Rambo to serve on the writing and producing staff for the NBC series ''

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'' during its two-year run. He was a writer and co-executive producer of the premiere season of ''

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'' on Fox and currently has several network pilots in development. Rambo was commissioned by

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to write ''The Tug of War'', a 2017 drama about the

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of October 1962. Rambo is currently writing a drama about the life of former president

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for the

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Personal life

He lives in Los Angeles with his spouse Theodore Heyck, an actor and lawyer. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and Writers Guild of America, West.

References

External links

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David Rambo's Official Website
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