Chip Johannessen
Chip Johannessen | |
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| Born | George Frederick Johannessen[1] November 16, 1955[2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University UCLA School of Law |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer and writer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
George Frederick "Chip" Johannessen[3](born November 16, 1955) is an American writer, editor, and producer of several popular television series. He is credited with work on24,Homeland,Dexter,Moonlight,[4]Millennium,andBeverly Hills, 90210,among others.
Early life and education
[edit]Johannessen graduated with honors fromHarvard University,where he wrote pieces forThe Harvard Lampoon.Subsequently, he earned aJ.D.at theUCLA School of Law.
Career
[edit]Johannessen began his television writing career with an episode of the sitcomMarried... with Childrenin 1991. He then took a story editor position on the third season ofBeverly Hills, 90210in 1992. He was promoted to executive story editor for the fourth season in 1993. He joined the production staff as a co-producer for the fifth season in 1994. He went on to work as a producer onThe Monroesin 1994.
He joined the crew ofChris Carter's seriesMillenniumas a writer and co-producer and writer for the first season in 1996. He was promoted to producer midseason. He returned as a consulting producer for the second season in 1997. He became an executive producer for the third season in 1998. He wrote an episode of another Carter series in 2000;The X-Files.
He joined the crew ofDark Angelas a consulting producer for the first season in 2000 and continued this role for the second season in 2001. In late 2001 he wrote an episode for the first season of the action drama series24.
In 2005 he joined the crew of freshman science fiction seriesSurfaceas a consulting producer and writer. The series was canceled after one season.
In 2007 he joined the crew ofMoonlightas an executive producer and writer. The series focused on a vampire investigator. Johannessen served asshow runnerfor the first twelve episodes but left the crew after this. The series was also canceled after its first season.
In 2009 he returned to24as a consulting producer and writer for the end of the seventh season. He became a co-executive producer for the eighth season in fall 2009 and was promoted to executive producer for the series final episodes in 2010.
Johannessen replacedClyde Phillipsas executive producer and show runner for the fifth season of theShowtimedrama seriesDexter.He was joined on the series by24collaboratorManny Coto.Johannessen left the crew after the fifth season and was replaced as show runner by executive producerScott Buck.Johannessen remained with Showtime as a producer for the new original drama seriesHomelandwhich was developed by hisThe X-Filesand24colleaguesAlex GansaandHoward Gordon.[5][6]
In 2019, Johannessen joined otherWGAmembers in firing his agents as part ofthe Guild'sstand against theATAafter the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a new "Code of Conduct" that addressed the practice ofpackaging.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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| 1986 | Last Resort | Actor | Role: Firebreather |
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | Written by | |
| Ultraviolet | Written By, Produced By | Television Pilot |
Television
[edit]| Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
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| 1991 | Married... with Children | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1992 | Rugrats | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1992-95 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Writer, Co-Producer, Story Editor, Executive Story Editor | |
| 1995 | The Monroes | Writer, Producer | |
| 1996-99 | Millennium | Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 2000-02 | Dark Angel | Writer, Consulting Producer | |
| 2001 | Cover Me | Writer, Consulting Producer | 1 Episode |
| 2001-10 | 24 | Writer, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer | |
| 2005 | Empire | Writer, Executive Producer | 6 episodes |
| 2005-06 | Surface | Writer, Consulting Producer | |
| 2007-08 | Moonlight | Writer, Executive Producer | |
| 2010 | Dexter | Writer, Executive Producer | |
| 2011-20 | Homeland | Writer, Executive Producer | |
| 2013 | 24 | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 2015 | Saints & Strangers | Writer | 1 Episode |
References
[edit]- ^"George Frederick Johannessen # 276792 - Attorney Licensee Search".
- ^United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (California, 1987-2008)
- ^"For Simpsons Writer Meyer, Comedy is No Laughing Matter".The Harvard Crimson.Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2003.Retrieved2009-05-12.
- ^"Moonlight Leader Slayed!".Retrieved2009-05-12.
- ^Guthrie, Marissa (April 21, 2011)."Former 'Dexter' Showrunner Chip Johannessen Joins Showtime's 'Homeland' (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedAugust 20,2011.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (May 4, 2011)."Michael Cuesta Joins Showtime Series 'Homeland' As Executive Producer".Deadline.RetrievedAugust 20,2011.
- ^"WGA: More Than 7,000 Writers Have Fired Their Agents".Deadline. 22 April 2019.
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