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{{short description|American screenwriter}}
'''Kim Bass''' (born February 16, 1956)<ref name=rose/> is an American film and television writer, director, and producer.
==Early life==
Bass was born in [[Utica, New York]]<ref name=rose>{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=H. Rose|title='The kind of picture that should be on the big screen': Utica native's film in theaters soon|date=March 10, 2022|newspaper=Observer-Dispatch|url=https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2022/03/10/utica-native-kim-basss-latest-film-tysons-run-premieres-march-11/6937064001/|accessdate=April 15, 2022|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716003846/https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2022/03/10/utica-native-kim-basss-latest-film-tysons-run-premieres-march-11/6937064001/|url-status=live}}</ref> to father C.W. Bass. He has one brother, Kyle, and four sisters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Melinda|title=Bass brothers write screenplay based on family story; film stars Tom Skerritt|date=April 26, 2015|newspaper=The Post-Standard|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2015/04/bass_brothers_write_screenplay_based_on_family_story_film_stars_tom_skerritt.html|accessdate=July 13, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415222932/https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2015/04/bass_brothers_write_screenplay_based_on_family_story_film_stars_tom_skerritt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
He graduated in 1974 from [[Notre Dame Junior Senior High School (Utica, New York)|Notre Dame Junior Senior High School]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Utica native Kim Bass' film to be shown at Marquee Cinema|date=February 13, 2022|newspaper=Rome Sentinel|url=https://romesentinel.com/stories/utica-native-kim-bass-film-to-be-shown-at-marquee-cinema,129299|accessdate=April 15, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217201449/https://romesentinel.com/stories/utica-native-kim-bass-film-to-be-shown-at-marquee-cinema,129299|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Herbert|first=Geoff|title=CNY native writes, directs inspirational new movie 'Tyson's Run' (interview)|date=February 25, 2022|newspaper=The Post-Standard|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2022/02/cny-native-writes-directs-inspirational-new-movie-tysons-run-interview.html?outputType=amp|accessdate=April 15, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415221140/https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2022/02/cny-native-writes-directs-inspirational-new-movie-tysons-run-interview.html?outputType=amp|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career==
Bass' television work includes creating ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'' and writing on ''[[In Living Color]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hindes|first1=Andrew|title=Reid's 'c'KRUZ' catches Bass|work=Daily Variety|date=May 13, 1996}}</ref> Bass also created the [[Nickelodeon]] sitcom ''[[Kenan & Kel]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Katz|first1=Richard|title=NICK PRIMES KIDVID: Cabler to stretch evening programs 'Zone'|work=Daily Variety|date=June 29, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Tim|last2=Marsh|first2=Earle|title=The complete directory to prime time network and cable TV shows 1946-present|date=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=635, 792, 1005, 1048, 1079|edition=8.}}</ref> His film credits include the movie ''Junkyard Dog'' starring [[Vivica A. Fox]] and ''[[Kill Speed]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Malone|first1=Janice|title=New Vivica A. Fox Indie Film Premieres in Nashville this Week|work=The Tennessee Tribune (Nashville)|date=November 18, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Jet2012">{{cite news|last1=Weathersbee|first1=Avis|title=Kim Bass Mastering Indie Filmmaking Market|url=http://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/kim-bass-mastering-indie-filmmaking-market/|accessdate=January 14, 2016|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|date=June 12, 2012|archive-date=February 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214201353/http://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/kim-bass-mastering-indie-filmmaking-market/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Bass is one of the founders of the independent production company Bass Entertainment Pictures.<ref name="Jet2012"/>
==Filmography==
*''Succubus: Hell-Bent'', 2007 horror film directed by Kim Bass. With Gary Busey, David Keith, Lorenzo Lamas
*''A Snowy Day in Oakland'', a 2023 American comedy film written and directed by Kim Bass. It stars Nicole Ari Parker, Loretta Devine, Michael Jai White and Keith David.
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