Rand Ravich is a film

Film director

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 and television director

Television director

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, writer

Screenwriter

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, and producer

Television producer

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. He wrote and directed the 1999 science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 thriller The Astronaut's Wife

The Astronaut's Wife

The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 science fiction/thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron.-Plot:...

starring Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

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 and Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

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, which was nominated for the Best Film category at the 1999 Catalonian International Film Festival. He was a producer on the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 biographical spy film depicting the life of popular game show host and producer Chuck Barris, who claimed to have also been an assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency...

, and also wrote the screenplays for the Candyman

Candyman (film)

Candyman is a 1992 horror film starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd and Xander Berkeley. It was directed by Bernard Rose and is based on the short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker, though the film's scenario is switched from England to Chicago. The film was scored by Philip Glass. The film was...

sequel Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh and the 1997 movie The Maker

The Maker (film)

The Maker is a 1997 American drama film written by Rand Ravich and directed by Tim Hunter. The Maker was released on October 17, 1997 in the United States of America and is rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and some sexuality.-Plot:...

. Ravich is the creator of the NBC

NBC

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 television drama series Life. He was also the show's executive producer

Executive producer

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 and one of the writers.

He attended Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, but graduated from Solomon Schechter

Solomon Schechter Day School Association

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, a small Jewish day school, before attending Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He majored in Philosophy, studying with Richard J. Bernstein

Richard J. Bernstein

Richard J. Bernstein is an American philosopher, the Vera List Professor of Philosophy and former dean of the graduate faculty at The New School....

, Aryeh Kosman, and Paul Desjardins. Professor Desjardin's name, and many other references to Haverford, crop up regularly in Life). While at Haverford, Rand came under the tutelage of Professor Bob Butman, who fostered Rand's creative interests and pushed him on the path to his writing career.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role(s)
1991	Crime Lords	Writer
1995	Oink Oink (film) Oink is a 1995 short film directed by Rand Ravich, who later directed The Astronaut's Wife. Oink premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995.-Cast:*Stephen Berger as Bert Mittleman*Kathryn Miller as Mrs. Mittleman*Kit Bowen as Desire...	Director
	Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh is the 1995 sequel to the horror film Candyman, an adaptation of the Clive Barker short story "The Forbidden". It stars Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary, Bill Nunn, Matt Clark and Veronica Cartwright.-Plot:...	Writer
1997	The Maker	Writer/co-producer
1999	The Astronaut's Wife The Astronaut's Wife The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 science fiction/thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron.-Plot:...	Writer/director
2002	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 biographical spy film depicting the life of popular game show host and producer Chuck Barris, who claimed to have also been an assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency...	Producer
2007–2009	Life	Creator/Executive Producer