David Kemper (writer)
{{short description|American television writer and producer}}
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David Kemper is an American television writer and producer who is best known for his work on the science fiction/fantasy show Farscape. He was raised in Oak Park, Michigan, where he attended Ferndale High School. At school he was a baseball player. He graduated from the University of Michigan before moving to California.
In addition to Farscape, Kemper wrote episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, SeaQuest DSV, The Pretender, Swamp Thing, and Stargate SG-1, and was also the executive producer for the SyFy channel film Aztec Rex.
In October 2006 made a deal with the Sci Fi Channel to supply five movies to their Saturday night movie franchise.
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Filmography
=Television=
The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
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!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Title !rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year !colspan="2" scope="col"|Credited as !rowspan="2" scope="col"|Network !rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes |
| Writer
!Executive |
|---|
| scope=row|Star Trek: The Next Generation
|1989 |{{yes}} (2) |{{no}} | |
| scope=row|Tour of Duty
|1989–90 |{{yes}} (5) |{{no}} |CBS |Executive story editor {{small|(3 episodes)}} |
| scope=row|Booker
|1990 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |Fox | |
| scope=row|Street Justice
|1992–93 |{{yes}} (2) |{{no}} | |
| scope=row|Silk Stalkings
|1992–93 |{{yes}} (3) |{{no}} |CBS | |
| scope=row|Swamp Thing
|1993 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} | |
| scope=row|SeaQuest DSV
|1993–94 |{{yes}} (5) |{{no}} |NBC |Co-producer {{small|(season 1: 10 episodes)}} |
| scope=row|Star Trek: Voyager
|1995 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |UPN | |
| scope=row|M.A.N.T.I.S.
|1995 |{{yes}} (2) |{{no}} |Fox | |
| scope=row|The Outer Limits
|1995 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} | |
| scope=row|The Pretender
|1997 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |NBC | |
| scope=row|The Burning Zone
|1997 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |UPN | |
| scope=row|Pacific Blue
|1997–98 |{{yes}} (8) |{{no}} |USA Network | |
| scope=row|Ghost Stories
|1997 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |
| scope=row|Stargate SG-1
|1998 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |Showtime | |
| scope=row|Farscape
|1999–2003 |{{yes}} (16) |{{yes}} |Co-executive producer {{small|(season 1: 6 episodes)}} |
| scope=row|Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
|2004 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Sci-Fi Channel |
| scope=row|Aztec Rex
|2008 |{{no}} |{{yes}} |rowspan="2"|Sci Fi |rowspan="2"|Television film |
| scope=row|Heatstroke
|2008 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| scope=row|Cult
|2013 |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |Consulting producer {{small|(12 episodes)}} |
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|id=0447406|name=David Kemper}}
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Category:American male writers
Category:University of Michigan alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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