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Franklin Ruehl

Franklin Ruehl is an American ufologist and cryptozoologist. He holds a Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics from UCLA. He has appeared on such shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Roseanne Show and Tom Green Live among others. Ruehl's own show, Mysteries from Beyond the Other Dominion, started on a public-access television cable TV channel in the Los Angeles area in the late 1980s, and then the Sci Fi Channel in the early '90s. In 2006, He hosted several new episodes of the show on TomGreen.com. Ruehl was rejected on an America's Got Talent audition with an act that encompassed sticking straws into a potato. In 2010, he appeared on several episodes of 1000 Ways to Die, as an expert, portraying a Cryptozoologist, a Conspiracy Expert and a Deathologist/Thanatologist. His show Professor Weird debuted at 9pm on August 18, 2012 on the Science Channel. Ruehl has a series of videos entitled The Realm of Bizarre News, which can be viewed here.


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Born:
Jan 1, 1950 In Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
10
First Appeared:
In the series Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003-01-26
Latest Project:
Movie L.A. Slasher 2015-06-12
Known For
Poster of Second Chances
Poster of Short Cut to Hollywood
Poster of Satan VHS
Poster of The New Tom Green Show
Filmography
Movie L.A. Slasher Dinner Guest 2015-06-12
Movie Second Chances Rejected Prospective Room Renter (uncredited) 2013-05-20
Movie Instructions Not Included Mesero 2013-07-20
Movie Arcadia Motel Clerk 2012-02-13
Movie Angels & Demons Mourner (uncredited) 2009-04-23
Movie Short Cut to Hollywood Geisteskranker 2009-09-24
Movie Satan VHS Dr. Gruel 2009-05-01
Series Best Week Ever Unknown 2004-01-23
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series The New Tom Green Show Unknown 2003-06-23