Ted Henning is an American video game and animation producer, and former stage, television, and film

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, and

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Acting and writing career

Early roles - Stage acting and voice work

Early acting work includes the Off-Broadway stage play ''The Moon Dreamers'' (1969), and several roles (St. Augustine, Mailman, Dragon, Alvin) in the Broadway production ''Gloria and Esperanza'' in the

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(1970). He provided the English voice of Lung Tai in ''Blood of the Dragon'' (1971).

Television and film

Acting

His feature film roles include playing Robert Campbell in '' The Lincoln Conspiracy'' (1977), Mr. Wetzle in ''

Our Winning Season ''Our Winning Season'' is a 1978 American drama (film and television), drama film directed by Joseph Ruben from a screenplay by Nicholas Niciphor. Plot During the 1960s, David Wakefield is a distance runner for his high school's track and field ...

'' (1978), Jimmy in ''

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'' (1979), Ted in '' The First Turn-On!'' (1983), and Fabian Marks in ''Livin' Large!'' (1991). On television, he was a regular cast member on '' Tush'' (also known as ''The Bill Tush Show''). Other roles included Chip Taylor in the unaired CBS sitcom '' The Elvira Show'' and Darrel Gordon in ''Port Charles''. His guest-starring roles on several series include ''

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, Matlock, In Living Color,

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

, Babylon 5,

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, Crisis Center,

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,'' and '' The Pretender.'' TV movie roles include '' Unconquered'', ''

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'', ''Miss America: Behind the Crown,'' ''Lucky Ed's Tabloid News'', ''When Will I Be Loved?'', and the television adaptation of the children's book, '' A Pocket for Corduroy''.

Screenwriting, producing, and award nominations

As a screenwriter, he wrote the 2008 movie ''

Uncross the Stars Uncross the Stars is a 2008 movie set in Arizona starring Daniel Gillies, Barbara Hershey, Ron Perlman, and Irma P. Hall. It was directed by Kenny Golde and written by Ted Henning. Plot A young man called Troy (Gillies) grieving from the loss o ...

'' starring

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, Barbara Hershey,

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, and Irma P. Hall He also co-wrote '' Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year'' (2002) (earning him a DVD Exclusive Awards nomination in 2003), ''

Piglet's Big Movie ''Piglet's Big Movie'' is a 2003 American animated musical comedy-drama film released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 21, 2003. The film features the characters from the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' books written by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, and is ...

'' (2003), and ''Winnie the Pooh: 123s'' (2004). He was a director and writer on ''The Showtime 30-Minute Movie,'' earning him a CableACE Awards nominee in 1995, and produced the children's storybook CD, ''Storytime Favorites.'' He was nominated for a Cable ACE award for ''Two Over Easy'' and was associate producer on the

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TV movie adaptation of the novel ''

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''.

Education and other work

He graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was working on a Masters Degree in Education Technology at National University. He was one of the founding partners of online animation studio ''Scream Therapy,'' where he created and produced games, music videos, and animated shorts. He was also a creative producer at Gigawatt Studios, where he produced ''Expedition: Mars'', a popular post-ride attraction at the Mission: Space center in Disney World. He has produced games for

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, Radio Shack,

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's GameZone, and

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. He also worked at XLT Studios, a combined game and animation company. He was most recently director of product education at

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