Kim Manners

Kim Manners is an American television producer and director best known for his work on "The X-Files" and "Supernatural".

Early life

Manners grew up in a showbiz family; his father, Sam Manners has production credits on shows such as "The Wild Wild West" and "Route 66". [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543142/|title=IMDB Profile: Sam Manners|accessdate=2007-03-23] Manners did some acting as a child; his first role was at the age of three in a Chevrolet commercial. He also watched and occasionally participated in his father's work as well as the work of William Beaudine, Sr., director of "Rin Tin Tin", whom Manners called "Gramps." It was Beaudine who inspired Manners to become a director himself.cite news|last=Hurwitz|first=Matt|title=Directing the X-Files|work=DGA Magazine|url=http://www.dga.org/news/v26_6/feat_kimmanners.php3|date=March 2002|accessdate=2007-03-23] Manners has a brother, Kelly Manners, who has production and directorial credits on "Angel" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543128/|title=IMDB Profile: Kelly A. Manners|accessdate=2007-03-23] and a sister, Tana, who also works as a television director. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543147/|title=IMDB Profile: Tana M. Manners|accessdate=2007-03-23]

Career

Manners made his directorial debut in 1978, directing an episode of "Charlie's Angels". Prior to this, he had worked as unit production manager on the show and as an assistant director on a handful of other projects.cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543129/|title=IMDB Profile: Kim Manners|accessdate=2007-03-23] Other notable directorial credits to Manners' name include episodes of "21 Jump Street", ', ', "Baywatch", "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." and "The Commish".

Manners signed on to produce and direct "The X-Files" in the show's second season at the advice of Rob Bowman, who had worked on the show in its first season, and James Wong and Glen Morgan, who were writers for the show and had previously worked with Manners on "21 Jump Street". He, along with his fellow producers on "The X-Files", was nominated for four Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Following the finale of "The X-Files" in 2002, Manners directed a number of small projects before signing on to direct and produce "Supernatural" in 2005.

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