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Robert Hewitt Wolfe

b. 1964

American television producer and screenwriter

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Born 1964. Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American screenwriter, television producer, film screenwriter and television writer.

Robert Hewitt Wolfe (born 1964) is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and for developing and producing the series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.

Early life Wolfe was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He was a writer from an early age. He attempted but did not complete several novels between the ages of ten and twenty. He attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory. He turned to film and television writing in college. The series premiered in the fall of 2000

Wolfe served as head writer and co-executive producer on Andromeda for its first two seasons. eventually resulting in his departure. Actor Kevin Sorbo confirmed the statements, saying that Wolfe, "is a genius, but was developing stories that were too complicated." It premiered on January 21, 2007, on the Sci Fi Channel. Wolfe subsequently wrote or the teleplays for some episodes in the series.

He is an executive producer on the SyFy series Alphas which premiered in 2011. He also wrote several of the Alphas episodes in 2011 and 2012.

TV movies In the period that followed his departure from Deep Space Nine, Wolfe wrote several television pilots. One of these, Futuresport, was released in 1998 as an ABC TV movie starring Dean Cain and Wesley Snipes.

Wolfe teamed up with Hans Beimler to write the 2006 TV movie Scarlett.

Wolfe co-wrote the teleplay for 2010's Riverworld. The "epic adventure" was based on the books by Philip José Farmer. The 178-minute TV movie was released on the Sci Fi Channel.

Other television work Wolfe has also written freelance scripts for The Dead Zone and UPN's revival of The Twilight Zone.

In 2004, he served as a consulting producer and writer on the first and fourth seasons of The 4400 on USA Network, helping launch the successful series.

It was announced in 2012 that Wolfe was developing a series titled Defender from Universal Cable Productions, set on the Starship Defender. In 2014, Wolfe was hired as a co-executive producer on The CW show Star-Crossed.

Wolfe wrote sixteen episodes of the CBS drama Elementary over five seasons, from 2014 to 2019. Wolfe served as a Consulting Producer for the Fox Drama Prodigal Son in 2019-2020.

Film career Wolfe has written several unproduced features. These include Splicers for 20th Century Fox and Zero Gee for John Woo and Terrance Chang's Lion Rock Productions.

Personal life , he lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Celeste and dog Mochi.

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University of California, Los Angeles, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco), Https://www.siprep.org/uploaded/genesis/documents/WinterGenesis2016_17SM.pdf
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Who is Robert Hewitt Wolfe?

American television producer and screenwriter

When was Robert Hewitt Wolfe born?

Robert Hewitt Wolfe was born on 28 October 1964 in Waterbury.

What is Robert Hewitt Wolfe's occupation?

Robert Hewitt Wolfe is a screenwriter, television producer, film screenwriter and television writer.

What nationality is Robert Hewitt Wolfe?

Robert Hewitt Wolfe is American.

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· Wikipedia: Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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