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Popular TV director/producer Kim Manners (“The X-Files”, “Supernatural”) has lost his battle with Cancer.
Manners, who in recent years has served as the patriarch on the CW’s “Supernatural”, cut his teeth directing episodes of 80s gems like “Charlie’s Angels”, “Simon & Simon”, “21 Jump Street” and “The Adventures of Brisco County Jr”. His first foray into producing came with Fox’s “X-Files”.
Frank Spotnitz, who worked with Manners on “X-Files”, posted the following on his blog this evening :
Kim had a blazing intensity that inspired everyone — writers, producers, actors and crew. “Kick it in the ass!” he’d say to us. And “I love you,” really meaning it. As long as he’d been a director, he never lost his passion for his work. Every time he got a script, he gave it his all. He was driven to execute what he saw in his mind’s eye in the most powerful and beautiful way he could. On “The X-Files,” the friendly sparring between Kim and Rob Bowman to see who could out-direct the other was a beautiful competition between two fiercely talented friends. Kim was an incredible force of life. It is hard for me to believe or accept that he is gone.
And Warner Bros Television, who produces “Supernatural”, issued the following statement :
“Supernatural†executive producer and director Kim Manners passed away last night in Los Angeles, following a battle with cancer. Below please find a statement from “Supernatural†creator & executive producer Eric Kripke:
Everyone at ‘Supernatural’ is walking around in a daze, shocked and absolutely devastated. Kim was a brilliant director; more than that, he was a mentor and friend. He was one of the patriarchs of the family, and we miss him desperately. He gave so much to ‘Supernatural,’ and everything we do on the show, now and forever, is in memory of him.
