Phil Klemmer is an Americantelevision writer andproducer. He is known for his work onUPN'sVeronica Mars, theNBC seriesChuck, andThe CW seriesLegends of Tomorrow.

Klemmer grew up in Winchester, Virginia being kept from media outlets, including most television, saying, "...at a certain point my parents tried to brainwash me into thinking that television was evil. So then I didn't really watch television for the rest of my childhood. I read books and it was terrible. It wasn't until I really was working in entertainment that I actually bought a television and started watching things, so I had a lot of catching up to do." He majored inClassics in college; statingIndiana Jones as being influential in that decision.^[1]

He began his career as an assistant to directorMichel Gondry, on his 2001 comedyHuman Nature; as well as serving as cinematographer on Gondry'sThe Work of Director Michel Gondry. In 2005, he was hired as a story editor on theKristen Bell fronted seriesVeronica Mars. He would later go on to serve as executive story editor, writing for fifteen episodes over the course of the shows run.

In 2007, he joined the newNBC seriesChuck, as producer and writer. It revolved around a hapless computer nerd that inadvertently downloads top-secret info into his brain, and is then exploited by the government. Klemmer rose to be supervising producer, then co-executive producer for the series' last two seasons. He contributed to a total of 14 episodes.^[2] While simultaneously holding his position onChuck, Klemmer also became a co-executive producer and writer for the short livedJ. J. Abrams produced espionage dramaUndercovers. Writing episodes "Jailbreak" and "The Key to It All".

AfterChuck's conclusion, Klemmer joined the writing staff ofGreg Berlanti'sUSA Network miniseriesPolitical Animals; as well as serving as consulting producer. He contributed to installments "The Woman Problem" and "16 Hours". In 2013, he continued his relationship with producer Berlanti, co-executive producing, showrunning, and writing forCBS'sGolden Boy. The series was canceled after one season. Next, he developed a reboot of the British seriesThe Tomorrow People for Berlanti andThe CW.^[3] And the next season, joined theABC dramaForever, created by Matt Miller, as showrunner and consulting producer.^[4] Both shows were cancelled by their respective networks after one season.

In 2015, Klemmer was brought on theArrow andThe Flash spin-off,Legends of Tomorrow as executive producer and showrunner by creator Berlanti.^[5] The series follows a ragtag crew of heroes and villains who travel through time attempting to foil the maniacalVandal Savage. When speaking about running the series Klemmer stated, "I really think that seeingClash of the Titans when I was a little kid...I think that the reason I became a Classics major was because of Indiana Jones. And doing this show, which has that intersection of Vandal Savage...that is my sweet spot, where its history mixed up with the mystical, mixed up with...time?"^[1]

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

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