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Glen Zipper

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Glen Zipper
Executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Glen Zipper, Challenger: The Final Flight is a four-part docuseries that examines the 1986 Challenger space shuttle, which tragically broke apart 73 seconds after launch as millions of Americans watched live on television. Incorporating never-before-seen interviews and rare archival material, this series offers an in-depth look at one of the most diverse crews NASA assembled, including high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to be the first private citizen in space.
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Glen Zipper is an American film producer, writer and former New Jersey assistant state prosecutor. Zipper graduated from Fort Lee High School, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and received a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After college Zipper attended Brooklyn Law School, before going on to become a prosecutor at the Hudson County Prosecutors Office in Hudson County, New Jersey.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Undefeated (2011)
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    7.7
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)
    Challenger: The Final Flight
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
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    • Grandgear
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      • Pre-production
      • 2028
    • The Yankees Win
      • executive producer
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    • Richard Lewis: The Prince of Pain
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      • Post-production
    • Master Thief
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    • John Candy in John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
      John Candy: I Like Me
      8.0
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2025
    • Beyond: UFOs and the Unknown (2024)
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      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose (2024)
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      7.5
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      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys, and David Marks in The Beach Boys (2024)
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      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Blue Angels (2024)
      The Blue Angels
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2024
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      7.4
      • producer
      • 2024
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      Chowchilla
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Willie Mays in Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
      Say Hey, Willie Mays!
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Bond (2022)
      The Bond
      7.8
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      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • The YouTube Effect (2022)
      The YouTube Effect
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Four Seasons Total Documentary (2021)
      Four Seasons Total Documentary
      8.1
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      • producer
      • 2021
    • UFO (2021)
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      6.6
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      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Cat People (2021)
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      6.6
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      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Dogs (2018)
      Dogs
      7.9
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      • executive producer
      • 2018–2021
    • Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)
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      7.5
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      • 2020

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    • The Bond (2022)
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      7.8
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      • 2022
    • Cat People (2021)
      Cat People
      6.6
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      • creator
      • 2021
    • Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)
      Challenger: The Final Flight
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • developed by
      • 2020
    • Swiped to Death (2019)
      Swiped to Death
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • story by
      • 2019
    • Dogs (2018)
      Dogs
      7.9
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • 2018
    • Good Morning (2017)
      Good Morning
      7.3
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    • Cat People (2021)
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