Scott Nimerfro

{{short description|American film producer, television producer and screenwriter}}

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| name = Scott Nimerfro

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1961|7|12}}

| birth_place = Richfield, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|4|17|1961|7|12}}

| death_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|producer}}

| language = English

| nationality = American

| notableworks = Pushing Daisies, Hannibal, Ringer

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Scott Nimerfro (July 12, 1961 – April 17, 2016) was an American writer and producer, best known for the television series Pushing Daisies, Hannibal and for serving as an associate producer on Bryan Singer's 2000 film X-Men.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/scott-nimerfro/269302|title=Scott Nimerfro|work=TV Guide|accessdate=January 20, 2014}}

Television work

= Episodes of ''Pushing Daisies'' =

  • "Smell of Success" (1.07)
  • "The Norwegians" (2.10)

= Episodes of ''Ringer'' =

  • "What We Have Is Worth the Pain" (1.17)
  • "It's Called Improvising, Bitch!" (1.21)

= Episodes of ''Hannibal'' =

  • "Coquilles" (1.06) (with Bryan Fuller)
  • "Rôti" (1.11) (with Steve Lightfoot and Bryan Fuller)
  • "Savoureux" (1.13) (with Steve Lightfoot and Bryan Fuller)
  • "Takiawase" (2.04) (with Bryan Fuller)
  • "Su-zakana" (2.08)

= Episodes of ''Once Upon A Time'' =

  • "Breaking Glass" (4.05) (with Kalinda Vazquez)
  • "Shattered Sight" (4.10) (with Tze Chun)
  • "Heart of Gold" (4.18) (with Tze Chun)

Awards and nominations

In 2008, Nimerfro was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for his work on Pushing Daisies.{{Cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/13/pushing_daisies_damages_other_shows_nomi|title='Pushing Daisies,' 'Damages,' Other Shows Nominated For Writers Guild Awards|work=Star Pulse|date=December 13, 2007|accessdate=January 20, 2014}}

Death

Nimerfro died on April 17, 2016, aged 54 after a year long battle with angiosarcoma.[http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/133095/?fullname=scott-l-nimerfro Scott L. Nimerfro]

The Once Upon a Time episode "Sisters" is dedicated to his memory.

In the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Subspace Rhapsody" Ensign Uhura has a communication with the 'U.S.S. Nimerfro,' possibly in reference to him. Rebecca Romijn stars in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as well playing Mystique in X-Men where he was an associate producer.

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