Tom Kapinos
Occupation(s)Writer, producer, screenwriter

Tom Kapinos is an American television writer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the Showtime series Californication and the Fox series Lucifer.

Early life

Kapinos attended Island Trees School District on Long Island, New York.[1]

Career

Kapinos moved from New York to California in the mid-1990s, working in Los Angeles for Creative Artists Agency as a staff story analyst. In 1999, Fox 2000 purchased his first sold screenplay, The Virgin Mary, with actress Jennifer Aniston attached to play the title role.[2] The film was never made, but after reading The Virgin Mary the producers of Dawson's Creek offered Kapinos a job.[3]

After beginning his career in television in 1999 as a writer and eventually executive producer on Dawson's Creek, Kapinos moved on to his own series, Californication, a dramedy on which he was executive producer and chief writer.

Filmography

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title Year Credited as Network Notes
Creator Writer Executive
Producer
Dawson's Creek 1998–2003 No Yes (20) Yes The WB Creative consultant (season 3: 13 episodes)
Co-producer (season 3: 10 episodes)
Supervising producer (season 4)
Californication 2007–14 Yes Yes (66) Yes Showtime
Dead People 2015 Yes Yes Yes The CW Unaired pilot
Lucifer 2016–2021 Developer Yes (1) Yes Fox
Netflix		 Executive consultant (34 episodes)
Roadies 2016 No Yes (1) No Showtime
White Famous 2017 Yes Yes (10) Yes Showtime
Lovestruck 2019 Yes Yes Yes Fox Unaired pilot

References

  1. ↑ Izzo, Justin (March 29, 2012). "In Retirement, Mr. Amato Is Still Teaching". Levittown, New York: Patch.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Petrikin, Chris (February 11, 1999). "Fox 2000 buys 'Virgin' spec". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Tara de Bach. "Sex, Lies and Californication". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2012.


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