Brad Kern is an American television producer and writer. He was the executive producer/showrunner of CBS TV procedural '' NCIS: New Orleans'' since midway through season two until the end of season four. Previously, he served as executive producer/showrunner on CW's supernatural '' Beauty & the Beast'' for three seasons; and, prior to that, executive producer of the FOX action adventure, ''

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''. He was also executive producer/showrunner on the hit supernatural drama '' Charmed'' for all eight seasons. Before that, he was executive Producer/showrunner of the award-winning Fox series ''

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''. Other previous credits include co-executive producer on '' Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', supervising producer on '' The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'', and executive story editor on ''

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''. Kern began in television as a staff writer on ''

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'' where he worked his way up to supervising producer. In December 2017, ''

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'' reported that Kern had been investigated by

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twice for sexual harassment and discrimination against women while show runner of '' NCIS: New Orleans''. In May 2018, Kern departed as ''NCIS: New Orleans'' showrunner, though he would remain a consulting producer on the series. Following a third investigation, Kern was fired from the series in October 2018 and his overall deal with CBS Television Studios was terminated.

Personal life

His uncle was Porsche co-founder and race car driver

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''Charmed''

Kern was hired as the showrunner when the presentation pilot became a series, and shared the job of executive producer of '' Charmed'' with the show's creator Constance M. Burge for the first two seasons, when Burge departed due to disagreements.

''Book of Shadows''

At the end of the series, Kern and

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, who played

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throughout the series, took duo-ownership of the "Hero" version of the ''

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''; the prop versions were sold at auctions. The "Hero" version is the main, most complete ''Book of Shadows'', and was pivotal to shooting the series. It was usually kept under lock and key. Kern and Combs were supposed to share custody of the book, agreeing to alternate possession with each getting the book for a year. However, it has been revealed that Kern never honored this agreement, having never transferred possession to Combs.

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