Eric Kripke

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caption = Eric Kripke at the 2006 William S. Paley Film Festival's "Supernatural" panel.
birth_date = April 24, 1974
birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
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occupation = Writer, Television director, Television producer
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Eric Kripke or 'The Kripmeister' or 'The Kripkeeper' (born April 24, 1974) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is mostly known for creating the television series "Supernatural".

A 1992 graduate of Syvania (Ohio) Southview High School, Eric showed great interest in cinema at a young age making many home movies with his friends, showing them to students at Southview after completion. After graduating from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1996 [cite web
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work=The University of Southern California] , Kripke wrote and directed two 1997 films, " [http://www.glumbert.com/media/ladiesroom Battle of the Sexes] " and "Truly Committed". He later developed and wrote for the The WB's 2003 television series "Tarzan", which was cancelled after eight episodes, and followed this by writing the 2005 film "Boogeyman".

In 2005, Kripke created the series "Supernatural" and currently serves as writer and executive producer on the series. "Supernatural" first aired on The WB. It now airs on The CW, the network created by the merger of UPN and The WB on September 15, 2006.

Awards

* Slamdance Film Festival's Audience Award for "Truly Committed"
* Kripke is a 1993 initiate of the Gamma Eta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Southern California.
* TelevisionWeek recently named Kripke one of its [http://www.tvweek.com/masters-of-scifi-08/index.php Masters of Horror] working in TV today. [ [http://www.tvweek.com/masters-of-scifi-08/index.php Master of Horror: Eric Kripke] ]

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fan clubwww.myspace.com/thekripke