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I like to tell stories that have beginnings, middles and ends.
Eric Kripke
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Eric Kripke
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: April 24
Film Director
Film Producer
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Television Director
Television Producer
Television Writer
Toledo
Ohio
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