Background: Richard C. Okie
Born: January
1, 1953, Los Angeles, CA
Current Residence: Sedona, AZ
Marital Status: Married
(wife, Rosine), with six children (Skyler, Trevor, Carey Anne, Ryan, Kevin and
Keith)
Education: Bachelor
of Arts, Yale University,
1974
Rick Okie has been, in no particular order, a professional musician, a
commercial fisherman, a documentary producer/director, a professional chess
player, a window washer, a Network Television Executive, a teacher, a television
Director, a dump-truck driver, and the Creator and Executive Producer of
numerous network TV shows. But he was first, and will be to the last, a Writer.
After graduating from Yale, Rick entered the executive ranks at CBS and NBC
where he attained the rank of Director of Current Programs. He jumped ship to
begin a long and productive career at Universal Studios as a writer/producer of
both Drama and Comedy. He was nominated for both Emmy and Edgar Awards during
this time; some of the hits he produced included MAJOR DAD (which he created),
and QUANTUM LEAP, among others.
The growth of syndication and cable broadened Rick’s career horizons and he was
Executive Producer of long-running hits like RENEGADE (Cannell/New World) and
EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT (Tribune), among others. A creative highlight was writing
and producing the critically-acclaimed WITCHBLADE for TNT.
Documentary next captured Rick’s imagination and the result was GOIN’ BACK, a
world-traveling elegy to America’s war veterans produced for Discovery Military
Channel. The series spanned World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam, and featured
veterans of all three wars returning to the battlefields which shaped their
lives to deliver their stories and achieve emotional catharsis.
Rick is also the founding partner of
www.videoguitarlessons.com, a music instruction
website which feeds another side of his multi-faceted soul.
Rick continues to write and produce from his home in Sedona, Arizona where he
lives with Rosine, his wife of 23 years, and the three youngest of their six
children.
Select Credits:
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GOIN’ BACK
– Documentary Series, Discovery Communication, Executive Producer, Writer,
and Director
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NCIS
– Military Drama on CBS, wrote episode.
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WITCHBLADE
– Drama Series on TNT, Co-Executive Producer, wrote or co-wrote 16 hours.
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MARTIAN LAW
– Pilot for UPN/Rysher, Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
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PACIFIC BLUE
– Action Series on USA, Co-Executive Producer, wrote 13 hours.
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GENE RODDENBERRY’S EARTH: FINAL
CONFLICT – Sci Fi Series on Tribune, Executive
Producer, wrote six hours.
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RENEGADE
– Action Series on USA/syndicated. Executiver Producer, wrote thirty hours.
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QUANTUM LEAP
- Sci Fi/Fantasy Series for Universal/NBC. Supervising
Producer, wrote 5 hours.
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MAJOR DAD
– Comedy Series for CBS/Universal, Creator/Exec Producer, wrote six
half-hours.
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Emmy Nominee, QUANTUM LEAP,
Best Drama Series
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Edgar Nominee, SIMON & SIMON,
Best Mystery Teleplay
Numerous other writing/producing credits and
feature screenplays available on request.
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