Chip Johannessen

George F. "Chip" Johannessen is an American writer, editor, and producer of several popular television series. He is credited with work on 24, Moonlight,Millennium, and Beverly Hills, 90210, among others.

Early life and education

Johannessen graduated with honors from Harvard University, where he wrote pieces for The Harvard Lampoon. Subsequently he earned a J.D. at the UCLA School of Law.

Career

Johannessen began his television writing career with an episode of the sitcom Married... with Children in 1991. He then took a story editor position on the third season of Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1992. He was promoted to executive story editor for the fourth season in 1993. He joined the production staff as a co-producer for the fifth season in 1994. He went on to work as a producer on The Monroes in 1994.

He joined the crew of Chris Carter's series Millennium as a writer and co-producer and writer for the first season in 1996. He was promoted to producer midseason. He returned as a consulting producer for the second season in 1997. He became an executive producer for the third season in 1998. He wrote an episode of another Carter series in 2000; The X-Files.