Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon
O'Bannon at the 2013 Comic-Con
Born	(1955-01-12) January 12, 1955 Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Science fiction
Notable work(s)	Farscape, Alien Nation, seaQuest DSV

Rockne S. O'Bannon is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction film Alien Nation^[1] and the television series seaQuest DSV,^[2] The Triangle, Farscape,^[2] Cult^[2] and Defiance.

He is married with one daughter and two sons and resides in California.^{[citation needed]}

O'Bannon grew up the son of a gaffer, he was surrounded by film from his birth. His father worked on various films through Warner Bros. golden age, and his mother was a professional dancer who performed with Fred Astaire.^{[citation needed]}

He started writing in high school, and wrote many spec scripts (works written "on speculation", without a verbal or written contract), and eventually submitted them to NBC's Amazing Stories and CBS's The Twilight Zone (1985). CBS bought one of them, and after a second script sale for The Twilight Zone, he was hired on as a staff writer. ^[3]

Filmography

References

1. ↑ Kehr, Dave (October 07, 1988). "`Alien Nation`". Chicago Tribune. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hale, Mike (February 18, 2013). "Diners, Seedy Motels and TV Industry In-Jokes". The New York Times. 
3. ↑ Wolfman, Marv. "SPEAKING WITH… Rockne S. O’Bannon". Retrieved 14 December 2012. 

External links

• Rockne S. O'Bannon at the Internet Movie Database