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Robert Tapert is a producer with Renaissance Pictures. In one timeline he is the executive producer of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and he was the creator of Xena: Warrior Princess in another timeline.
HTLJ[]
By 1998, Tapert had increased in prestige, becoming the executive producer of Hercules with the help of actor Kevin Sorbo. When Sorbo briefly disappeared after an earthquake, Tapert was ordered to a meeting of Renaissance Pictures. After a slew of ideas were tossed and a brief firing and re-hiring by studio head B.S. Hollinsfoffer, Sorbo turned up and the show continued. Some ideas that Tapert considered were a series based on a younger Hercules and an animated version. (HTLJ: "Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules")
Some time later, Hollingfoffer gave Tapert a week's notice to improve the quality of Hercules before considering cancellation. Tapert organized a creative retreat to Camp WannaChuck where, with Sorbo's help, he came up with the idea of killing off Iolaus. Tapert and the rest of the Renaissance team was nearly killed off by Hollingfoffer, but saved by Hercules. In the process, they discovered that Ares was a real-life entity. (HTLJ: "For Those of You Just Joining Us").
XWP[]
As a Hollywood producer, Tapert was pitched the idea for a Xena-related show by Ted in 1990. He developed the show straight from the Xena scrolls. (XWP: "The Xena Scrolls").
After the discovery of a new scroll recounting Xena's adventures, fans of the show Xena: Warrior Princess demanded that Tapert produce a seventh season. (XWP: "Soul Possession")
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Appearances[]
- XWP: "The Xena Scrolls"
- HTLJ: "Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules"
- HTLJ: "For Those of You Just Joining Us"
Background[]
- This character is a parody of real-life staff member Robert Tapert. Though played by Bruce Campbell in HTLJ's lighthearted "uber" episodes, Tapert appeared as himself in the XWP episode "The Xena Scrolls".