Troy Rutter
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Troy Rutter is an American actor, author and programmer. He was born in Ames
, Iowa
where he attended Ames Senior High School and later Iowa State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Growing up, he programmed games for the Commodore 64 including "Bash Yer Brains" and "Stat!" He regularly hosted online chat rooms for the Music Connection, Commodore Software Showcase and Information Network areas on the Commodore BBS QuantumLink. He also produced several "SID" songs for the Commodore during this time.
In 1992, while attending Iowa State University, he started the first Babylon 5
mailing list on the college's VAX system. The load on the machine when combined with the alt.tv.babylon-5 newsgroup later eventually crashed the machine and was disconnected from the newsgroup. It is because of his involvement with early Babylon 5 fandom that he was offered a job at Warner Bros. Online to produce the Official Babylon 5 Web Site and the area on America Online. He has also been connected with various Hollywood websites including E.R., Rosie O'Donnell, Drew Carey and Friends. He served as a production assistant on The Apprentice
and was a writer on the TV game show Pictionary
He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild
after appearing on the TV show 7th Heaven
.
In 2004 he published a book, Kids in the Biz: A Hollywood Handbook for Parents. He is also a podcaster with a weekly show called Rutter's Ramblings.
He currently resides in Ames
, Iowa
.
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
where he attended Ames Senior High School and later Iowa State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Growing up, he programmed games for the Commodore 64 including "Bash Yer Brains" and "Stat!" He regularly hosted online chat rooms for the Music Connection, Commodore Software Showcase and Information Network areas on the Commodore BBS QuantumLink. He also produced several "SID" songs for the Commodore during this time.
In 1992, while attending Iowa State University, he started the first Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
mailing list on the college's VAX system. The load on the machine when combined with the alt.tv.babylon-5 newsgroup later eventually crashed the machine and was disconnected from the newsgroup. It is because of his involvement with early Babylon 5 fandom that he was offered a job at Warner Bros. Online to produce the Official Babylon 5 Web Site and the area on America Online. He has also been connected with various Hollywood websites including E.R., Rosie O'Donnell, Drew Carey and Friends. He served as a production assistant on The Apprentice
The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)
The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on NBC...
and was a writer on the TV game show Pictionary
Pictionary
Pictionary is a guessing word game designed by Robert Angel and first published in 1985 by Seattle Games Inc. The game is played with teams with players trying to identify specific words from their teammates' drawings.-Objective:...
He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
after appearing on the TV show 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
.
In 2004 he published a book, Kids in the Biz: A Hollywood Handbook for Parents. He is also a podcaster with a weekly show called Rutter's Ramblings.
He currently resides in Ames
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
.
Books by Troy Rutter
- Kids in the Biz: A Hollywood Handbook for Parents, 2004 ISBN 0-325-00708-X
External links
- TroyRutter.com (personal website)
- Rutters Ramblings (podcast site)
- Replayer.com (SID Music)