Rand Ravich is a film and television director, writer, and producer. He wrote and directed the 1999 science fiction thriller ''

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'', starring

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and Charlize Theron. He was a producer on the film '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', and also wrote the screenplays for the '' Candyman'' sequel '' Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' and the 1997 movie '' The Maker''. Ravich is the creator of the

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television drama series ''

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''. He was also the show's executive producer and one of the writers. He created the 2014 NBC thriller drama ''

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''. He attended Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, but graduated from

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, a small Jewish day school, before attending

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in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1984. He majored in Philosophy, studying with

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, and Paul Desjardins. Professor Desjardin's name, and many other references to Haverford, crop up regularly in ''Life''). While at Haverford, Rand came under the tutelage of Professor Bob Butman, who fostered Rand's creative interests and pushed him on the path to his writing career. Ravich wrote also the Screenplay for the

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drama-horror series '' Second Chance''. which is executive produced along with

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. He wrote and executive produced the pilot episode, which was directed by

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