J. Rupert Thompson
Producer/Director
Iona Pictures
"Numbnuts" - MTV Reality/Game show - 12 episodes in Post Production
Director, Consulting Producer; Winter 2009-2010
"Wipeout" Season 3 - ABC Reality/Game show - 18 Episodes in Post Production
Director, Co-Executive Producer; Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
"The Whole 19 Yards" - CBS Pilot
Co-Executive Producer, Director; Spring 2009
"Wipeout" Season 2 - ABC Reality/Game show - 16 Episodes in Production
Director, Co-Executive Producer; Fall 2008 - Spring 2009
NOMINATED FOR 2009 ROSE D' OR AWARD (ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY)
"Estate of Panic" - SciFi Channel - 6 episodes
Director, Consulting Producer; Fall 2008 Watch Clips
NOMINATED FOR DGA AWARD
NOMINATED FOR ROSE D' OR AWARD (GAME SHOW CATEGORY)
"Wipeout" Season 1; - ABC Reality/Game Show 10 Episodes
Director, Consulting Producer; Summer 2008
"American Gladiators" - NBC - 21 Episodes
Director, Co-Executive Producer; Fall/Winter 2007 - Spring 2008
"America's Next Top Model" Season 9 - The CW One hour reality series - 13 Episodes
Director, Director of Photography; Summer 2007
"Ton Of Money" (Working Title) - EndemolUSA Pilot
Director; Summer 2007
"Kid Nation" - CBS/One hour reality series - 13 Episodes
Director; Spring 2007
"The Delivery" - EndemolUSA, Pilot for Reality Series
Director, Cinematographer; March 2007
"The One" - ABC/90 min, 60 min Bi-Weekley Music Competition Reality Show - 8 episodes
Offstage Director; 2006
"RAW FOOTAGE" - Scripted, Dramatic Short Film - 19 Minutes
Director, Co-Writer, Executive Producer Watch Trailer
Official Selection:
“Fear Factor 6” - NBC/One hour episodic action reality series - 22 episodes
Director; 2005-2006 Watch Clips
“Fear Factor 5” - NBC/One hour episodic action reality series - 29 episodes
Director; 2004-2005 Watch Clips
“Secrets of the Stuntmen” - Pontiac Corporate Branded Entertainment - 30 minutes
Creative Director; February 2004 Watch clip
“Fear Factor 4” - NBC/One hour episodic action reality series - 34 episodes
Director; 2003-2004 Watch Clips
“Fear Factor 3” - NBC/One hour episodic action reality series - 27 episodes
Director; 2002-2003 Watch Clips
“Exhausted” - One hour Action Game Show Pilot for Fox
Director; Fall 2002
“Fear Factor 2” - NBC/One-hour episodic action reality series - 19 episodes
Co-Executive Producer; Spring 2002
“Fear Factor” - NBC/One-hour episodic action reality series - 10 episodes
Co-Executive Producer; Summer 2001
“Totally In Tune” - Disney Channel /10 episode reality-documentary series
Co-Creator/Executive Producer; Spring 2001
“Bug Juice I, II, III” - Disney Channel/3 Seasons with 20 episodes per season of
Reality-documentary series
Co-Creator/Executive Producer; 1997 - 2001
“The Gong Show” Hosted by Tom Arnold - Columbia Tri-Star Television/Pilot
Director, Executive Producer; November 2000
“Movie Surfers”- Half-hour scripted children's series
Executive Producer and Co-Creator; Disney Channel; Ongoing
“Total Immersion: Theme Park for the 21st Century” - One-hour special
Universal Studios; Spring 1999
“HBO Workspace Presents” - HBO Half hour comedy show/4 episodes
Field Director; HBO Independent Productions - July, 1998
“You Gotta See This!” - ABC prime -time special
Director/Nash Entertainment; 1996
“A Skater's Dream: Inside the Ice Capades” - Family Channel prime -time special
Director/dick clark productions; 1996
"We're Having a Baby" - ABC prime-time special
Director/dick clark productions - 1996
"A Day in the Life: The Crystal Cruise Experience" - Corporate Promotion
Director/Crystal Cruises; July 1995
"Back to School '92" CBS-TV special - Location Segments
Field Director; Propaganda Films/Don Mischer Prods.; September 1992
"America's Funniest People" - Segments
Segment Director, ABC Television; Spring 1990, 1991
MTV - MTV News, The Big Picture, Yo! MTV Raps, Real World Los Angeles
Segment Director/Cameraman; 1990-1991
Affiliations: The Directors Guild of America, IATSE Local 600 (DP)
Representation: Greg Lipstone, Kim Oelman at ICM (310) 550-4160
Legal Representation: Jeanne Newman at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman (310) 248-3141
Additional references available on request.