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Tom Kapinos is an American television writer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the Showtime series Californication and the Fox series Lucifer.
Tom Kapinos | |
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| Occupation | Writer, producer, screenwriter |
Early life
Kapinos attended Island Trees School District on Long Island, New York.[1]
Career
Kapinos moved from New York to California in the mid-1990s, working in Los Angeles for Creative Artists Agency as a staff story analyst. In 1999, Fox 2000 purchased his first sold screenplay, The Virgin Mary, with actress Jennifer Aniston attached to play the title role.[2] The film was never made, but after reading The Virgin Mary the producers of Dawson's Creek offered Kapinos a job.[3]
After beginning his career in television in 1999 as a writer and eventually executive producer on Dawson's Creek, Kapinos moved on to his own series, Californication, a dramedy on which he was executive producer and chief writer.
Filmography
Television
The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Writer | Executive Producer | ||||
| Dawson's Creek | 1998–2003 | No | Yes (20) | Yes | The WB | Creative consultant (season 3: 13 episodes) Co-producer (season 3: 10 episodes) Supervising producer (season 4) |
| Californication | 2007–14 | Yes | Yes (66) | Yes | Showtime | |
| Dead People | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | The CW | Unaired pilot |
| Lucifer | 2016–2021 | Developer | Yes (1) | Yes | Fox Netflix |
Executive consultant (34 episodes) |
| Roadies | 2016 | No | Yes (1) | No | Showtime | |
| White Famous | 2017 | Yes | Yes (10) | Yes | Showtime | |
| Lovestruck | 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fox | Unaired pilot |
References
- Izzo, Justin (March 29, 2012). "In Retirement, Mr. Amato Is Still Teaching". Levittown, New York: Patch.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- Petrikin, Chris (February 11, 1999). "Fox 2000 buys 'Virgin' spec". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- Tara de Bach. "Sex, Lies and Californication". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
External links
- Tom Kapinos at IMDb
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Том Капинос (англ. Tom Kapinos) — американский телевизионный исполнительный продюсер и телесценарист, известный прежде всего своим сериалом Californication.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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