Gabe Rotter is an American television writer/producer and novelist, author of Simon & Schuster's ''Duck Duck Wally'' and ''The Human Bobby.'' He was a writer and producer on season 11 of ''

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'' which aired in 2018.

Early life

Rotter grew up in the same complex in

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, as writer

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and they both attended

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. He earned a film degree from the

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. Rotter began his career as a production assistant and later the writers' assistant on the popular paranormal television show "

," working under series creator Chris Carter.

Career

Rotter wrote his first novel, ''Duck Duck Wally,'' which was published by

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in 2008. The novel "...pays entertaining dividends in this slapstick send-up of show business in general and hip-hop in particular,” commented a Kirkus Reviews critic. A Publishers Weekly reviewer noted that “Rotter’s a talented writer.”

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called the book "Clever and funny." In 2010, Rotter published his second novel from Simon & Schuster, titled ''The Human Bobby.''

described the book as "An oddly constructed novel, but an oddly endearing one, too, with a protagonist you can’t help rooting for." In 2014 Rotter produced a television pilot for

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called The After, which was written and directed by Chris Carter. In 2015 Rotter was a writer/producer on

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's 6-episode revival of

. In 2017, Rotter was a writer/producer on the eleventh season of The X-Files on

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, having written one episode titled, "

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References

Personal life

External links

Simon & Schuster Website
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