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John Rubin(I)

  • Producer
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  • Writer
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John Rubin is an independent filmmaker and winner of four Emmys and a Peabody. He turned to documentaries after completing his doctorate in cognitive science at MIT. While at HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, he executive-produced The Farthest, a feature doc about the heroic Voyager space mission, and Hunt for the Oldest DNA. Before that, at John Rubin Productions and Rubin Tarrant Productions, he wrote, produced, and directed films for the flagship PBS series Nature, American Experience, and NOVA, and made several films for National Geographic Explorer.
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Aux origines de l'humanité (1974)
    Aux origines de l'humanité
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
    National Geographic Explorer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Producer
    David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Sonde Voyager: En route vers l'infini (2017)
    Sonde Voyager: En route vers l'infini
    8.1
    • Producer
    • 2017

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    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      7.9
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Aux origines de l'humanité (1974)
      Aux origines de l'humanité
      8.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2008–2024
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
      • senior producer
      • producer
      • 2000–2023
    • I Contain Multitudes (2017)
      I Contain Multitudes
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • The Gene Doctors (2017)
      The Gene Doctors
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Deep Sea Killers (2017)
      Deep Sea Killers
      6.9
      • post producer: segment: Untamed Americas: Coasts
      • 2017
    • Sonde Voyager: En route vers l'infini (2017)
      Sonde Voyager: En route vers l'infini
      8.1
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Raise the Roof (2015)
      Raise the Roof
      8.4
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1995–2010
    • National Geographic Specials (1965)
      National Geographic Specials
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000–2009
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Sky Monsters (2005)
      Sky Monsters
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Strange Days on Planet Earth (2005)
      Strange Days on Planet Earth
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Search for the Ultimate Survivor
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (2005)
      • 2005

    Editor



    • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
      Barney Miller
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1978–1979

    Writer



    • Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture
      Short
      • writer
      • 2013
    • The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Aux origines de l'humanité (1974)
      Aux origines de l'humanité
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • 2008–2009
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2000–2009
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2007
    • Sky Monsters (2005)
      Sky Monsters
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Strange Days on Planet Earth (2005)
      Strange Days on Planet Earth
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Search for the Ultimate Survivor
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Undercover History (1997)
      Undercover History
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Clone (2002)
      Clone
      6.7
      • screenwriter
      • 2002
    • Animal Behavior (1998)
      Animal Behavior
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • National Geographic Video: The Savage Garden (1997)
      National Geographic Video: The Savage Garden
      7.8
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1995
    • Inside Information: The Brain and How It Works
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Time of Our Lives
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1990

    Personal details

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      • John Rubin Productions, Inc.
      • Official Site
    • Parents
        Kathleen Hughes
    • Relatives
      • Angie Rubin(Sibling)

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