{{short description|American television producer and writer}} {{about||the American politician|Robert A. Rovner}} {{Infobox person | name = Robert Rovner | image = Robert Rovner at SDCC 2019 roundtable.jpg | caption = Rovner at the ''Supergirl'' Roundtable at the 2019 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = United States | occupation = Screenwriter, [[Television producer|producer]]}} '''Robert Rovner''' is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'', ''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]'', [[Summerland (TV series)|Summerland]], ''American Dreams'' (NBC) and ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-04-12 |title='Supergirl' Co-Showrunner Robert Rovner Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/supergirl-co-showrunner-robert-rovner-overall-deal-warner-bros-tv-1202595008/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Nikki |date=2021-04-13 |title=Glitter Magazine {{!}} INTERVIEW: The CW's 'Supergirl' Showrunners Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner Chat All Things Power, Inclusivity, and Social Justice |url=https://glittermagazine.co/2021/04/12/interview-the-cws-supergirl-showrunners-jessica-queller-and-robert-rovner-chat-all-things-power-inclusivity-and-social-justice/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=glittermagazine.co |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Career== He served as showrunner/executive producer and writer of ''[[Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy's]]'' 2007 spin-off series, ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'' as well as the final season of Crossing Jordan. He was also an executive producer and writer on "Dallas" (TNT). He was also Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer on ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' alongside Jessica Queller, after [[Andrew Kreisberg]]'s firing, for the rest of the series' run.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Megan Behnke |date=2021-03-30 |title=Supergirl Showrunners Talk 'Familiar Faces' Returning To Final Season, So What About Mon-El? |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2565051/supergirl-showrunners-talk-familiar-faces-returning-to-final-season-so-what-about-mon-el |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref>
===''Private Practice''=== Rovner joined the ''Private Practice'' writing staff in its second season. He is credited as the writer or co-writer of the following ''Private Practice'' episodes:
* "Tempting Faith" (2008) * "Nothing to Fear" (2009) * "Ex-Life" (2009) * "Yours, Mine & Ours" (2009) * "A Death in the Family" (2009) * "Shotgun" (2010)
==Personal life== He is married to Susan Rosner Rovner, who served as chairman of NBC Entertainment from 2020 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1997-07-27 |title=Susan L. Rosner, Robert L. Rovner |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/27/style/susan-l-rosner-robert-l-rovner.html |access-date=2023-03-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name | id=0746362 | name=Robert Rovner}}
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