John Rogers is an American

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. He is known as the creator of the television series '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' (2000–2005), '' Leverage'' (2008–2012; 2021-present as '' Leverage: Redemption'' on

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), '' The Librarians'' (2014–2018), and '' The Player'' (2015). Rogers co-wrote the films '' American Outlaws'' (2001), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), and '' Marry Me'' (2022), and co-wrote the story for the film ''

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'' (2007).

Early life and education

Rogers was born in

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, and attended

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. While at McGill, he wrote for the school's comedy magazine ''The Red Herring''.

Career

Rogers wrote the first draft of the script for the live-action movie ''

'', released in

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. He wrote an early screenplay for ''

'' and created the

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'' Jackie Chan Adventures''. He also co-wrote the science fiction adventure film ''

''. In 2004 Rogers wrote and executive-produced a

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based on the

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''. Although the pilot was never aired on

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, it was leaked onto the

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and accrued an international fan base. He created and served as executive producer for the TNT television series '' Leverage'', which ran for five seasons from 2008 to 2012. In addition to his work in television and film, Rogers has also written for the comic book industry. In March 2006, he launched an ongoing

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series starring the new

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, Jaime Reyes, with co-plotter

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and artist

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. Rogers stayed on the series for two years, until #25. Some of his earlier comics work was created for

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, where he penned a number of short stories for genre-themed anthologies ''Zombie Tales'' (and its sequels ''Zombie Tales: Oblivion'' and ''Zombie Tales: The Dead''), ''

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'', ''Pirate Tales'', ''Ninja Tales'' as well as ''What Were They Thinking?!'', a series where contemporary writers wrote new humorous plots and dialogue over old stories. Rogers' last comics work to date is a fifteen-issue ''

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'' series for

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. Rogers has also worked on

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, and is the author of ''Feywild'' chapter of the 4th edition ''

'', ''

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'' (2008).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

*
John Rogers' personal weblog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, John Canadian comics writers Canadian screenwriters Canadian television producers Dungeons & Dragons game designers Living people McGill University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)