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Robert Hull is an American
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. He is currently the Executive Producer of the NBC show Quantum Leap after being the Co-Showrunner and Executive Producer of the
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show ''" God Friended Me."'' A veteran writer-producer, he is well known for his work on
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''" produced by J.J. Abrams, the
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series ''
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'', and Warner Brothers/D.C."Gotham."


Career

He got his start producing the crime film ''Nether World'', starring
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and
Mark Sheppard Mark Andreas Sheppard (born 30 May 1964) is an English actor and musician. He is often credited as Mark A. Sheppard. Sheppard is known for playing the demon/King of Hell Crowley on ''Supernatural'' and for his recurring roles as lawyer Romo L ...
that premiered in competition at the
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, before writing and producing the award winning documentary "The Other Hollywood" that was distributed by IFC. In 2006 he turned his attention to television when he was hired as a writer by Rob Thomas to join his critically acclaimed drama series
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. After completion of
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Hull joined the
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series '' Big Shots'' starring
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Dylan McDermott Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ''The Practice'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best ...
. In 2008, Hull boarded
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drama ''
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'', as a story editor, for its second season. During the second half of season two, Hull was promoted to executive story editor. With the commencement of the fourth season Hull began serving as co-producer. When the fourth season concluded he left the show. He wrote and produced multiple episodes while working on the series. During summer 2011, Hull joined the Fox drama ''
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'' as a producer and writer, for its freshman and only season where he wrote multiple episodes. After the show's cancelation, he joined the breakout hit
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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
series ''
Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...
'', for its second season. rising to Supervising Producer with the commencement of its third season. After taking a year off to focus on development, he returned to Warner Brothers and FOX as a Co-EP on the D.C. comics hit "Gotham". He is currently developing multiple film and tv projects including the tv series "Acquired" at ABC.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Robert American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)