Eric Kripke

Eric Kripke (born April 24, 1974) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of The WB (now The CW) series Supernatural, the NBC series Revolution and more recently, the NBC series Timeless. 2Early life Kripke was born in Toledo, Ohio. He is an Ashkenazi Jew. A 1992 graduate of Sylvania Southview High School, Eric often created home movies with friends to show to other students. His artistic influences included John Bellairs. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1996 as a member of the Gamma Eta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha. 2Career Kripke wrote and directed two 1997 films: Battle of the Sexes and Truly Committed. He later developed and wrote for The WB's 2003 television series Tarzan, which was cancelled after eight episodes, and followed this by writing the 2005 film Boogeyman. Furthermore, he was an associate producer for the 2011 romantic action thriller The Adjustment Burea