Richard Timothy Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and

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, best known for his creation of the drama series '' Strange World'', ''

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Early life

Kring was born in

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. He is

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. He has two brothers and a sister. He attended

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, where his father, Ray, was the track coach, then graduated from the

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in 1983. Discussing his beginnings, Kring said:

Career

Kring's first job as a screenwriter was for the television show ''

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''. Other early projects included co-writing an episode of ''

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'' (which, like his later project ''Heroes'', featured super-powered humans as a main theme) and ''

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'' with

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. Kring and Loeb would collaborate again when producing ''Heroes''. Kring also co-wrote the 2010 book '' Shift: A Novel (Gates of Orpheus Trilogy)'' with

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. In 1999, it signed a deal with

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. After the cancellation of ''Heroes'' in 2010 Kring created the TV series ''

'', a drama focusing on a father (

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) who discovers that his mute son can predict future events. The series premiered on January 25, 2012 on

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and was cancelled after two seasons on May 9, 2013. On February 22, 2014, during its Olympics coverage, NBC announced ''Heroes'' was coming back as a 13-episode event miniseries titled '' Heroes Reborn''. It premiered in 2015 with creator Tim Kring as the

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Awards and nominations

Kring has been nominated for an

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in 2007 for Outstanding Drama Series as the producer for ''Heroes''. He was also named one of th
Masters of Sci Fi TV
for his work on the series.Master of Sci-Fi: Tim Kring

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

References

External links

*
Interview: Tim Kring, ''Heroes'' creator
''The TV Addict'', 2006-10-12
NBC's Super ''Heroes'': Burning Questions Answered!
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