Engels, Robert M.
Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts
Cinema and Telvision Arts
Biography:
Bob Engels is a writer/producer/director who recently completed work on the Disney series “Gravity Falls” and the series “Greenleaf” on OWN. He’s also developed the series “Rancho Mirage” for ABC. Engels has written and produced over 100 hours of television. He was the executive producer of “Andromeda,” still one of the top-rated syndicated TV shows in the world. His credits include “Twin Peaks,” “Wiseguy” and “On the Air” — three of the "100 Best Series Ever" according to AFI. A Golden Globe and two-time Saturn winner, Engels has executive produced series with Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner, Craig Wright and David Lynch. He collaborated on five film scripts with Lynch, including “Fire Walk With Me.” He’s written movie scripts for Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal, among others.
Engels wrote and produced “Murder in Small Town X ”for Fox TV, an experimental mix of script and reality programming. Engels’ other executive producer/writer series credits include “Matthew Blackheart” (which he also created), “GvsE,” “SeaQuest” and “Sirens.” He also created the first completely interactive network-quality series for Warner Bros. TV called “Techno 3.”
Engels has directed plays on and off Broadway and at multiple regional theaters. He directed “The Paranormal Review,” which won the Fringe Award at the Edinburgh International Festival. He is a recipient of the prestigious Bush Fellowship in Theatre.
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- Central America
- Europe
- North America
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