Tom Kapinos
Tom Kapinos | |
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| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, screenwriter |
Tom Kapinos is an American television writer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the Showtime series
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,
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 2, 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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