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'''Franklin Ruehl''' was an American actor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432981/|title=Franklin Ruehl|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2016-07-31}}</ref> [[ufologist]] and [[cryptozoologist]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} 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'',<ref>{{cite press release |last=Cruz |first=Nancy |date=2014-10-31|title=Our Fascination With Zombies Featuring Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. |url=http://ktla.com/2014/10/31/our-fascination-with-zombies-featuring-dr-franklin-ruehl-ph-d/ |location=[[Los Angeles]] |publisher=ktla.com |agency=[[KTLA]] |access-date=2016-07-31}}</ref> started on a [[public-access television]] [[cable TV]] channel in the Los Angeles area in the late 1980s, and then became the first [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] original series in 1992. In 2006, he hosted several new episodes of the show on [[Tom Green's House Tonight#The Channel|TomGreen.com]].
'''Franklin Ruehl''' was an American actor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432981/|title=Franklin Ruehl|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2016-07-31}}</ref>, [[ufologist]] and [[cryptozoologist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-bigfoot-possibly-an-alien_b_1578844|title=Is Bigfoot Possibly an Alien Entity?|publisher=HuffPost Contributor platform| author=Ruehl, Franklin|date=Jun 7, 2012|accessdate=2024-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1643266/characters/nm1432981|title=Ancient Aliens (2009– ). Franklin Ruehl: Self - Cryptozoologist, Self - Theoretical Physicist|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2024-06-14}}</ref> 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'',<ref>{{cite press release |last=Cruz |first=Nancy |date=2014-10-31|title=Our Fascination With Zombies Featuring Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. |url=http://ktla.com/2014/10/31/our-fascination-with-zombies-featuring-dr-franklin-ruehl-ph-d/ |location=[[Los Angeles]] |publisher=ktla.com |agency=[[KTLA]] |access-date=2016-07-31}}</ref> started on a [[public-access television]] [[cable TV]] channel in the Los Angeles area in the late 1980s, and then became the first [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] original series in 1992. In 2006, he hosted several new episodes of the show on [[Tom Green's House Tonight#The Channel|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 theory|conspiracy]] expert and a deathologist/[[thanatologist]]. His show ''Professor Weird'' debuted at 9pm on August 18, 2012 on the [[Science Channel]].
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 theory|conspiracy]] expert and a deathologist/[[thanatologist]]. His show ''Professor Weird'' debuted at 9pm on August 18, 2012 on the [[Science Channel]].
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Ruehl has been a regular on "A Current Affair" (2005), "9 On The Town" (with a UFO segment), "Strange Universe," "[[Weird TV]]," and ''[[Ancient Aliens]]'' (on the History Channel). He co-hosted a radio program on [[Blog Talk Radio]], "Hypergalactic Enigmas." Ruehl has a series of videos entitled ''The Realm of Bizarre News''..
Ruehl has been a regular on "A Current Affair" (2005), "9 On The Town" (with a UFO segment), "Strange Universe," "[[Weird TV]]," and ''[[Ancient Aliens]]'' (on the History Channel). He co-hosted a radio program on [[Blog Talk Radio]], "Hypergalactic Enigmas." Ruehl has a series of videos entitled ''The Realm of Bizarre News''..


He held a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in theoretical [[nuclear physics]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/dr-franklin-ruehl-phd|title=Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. |work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>
On his biography page for the [[HuffPost#Unpaid_bloggers|Contributor platform]] published by [[The Huffington Post]] Ruehl wrote that he held a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in theoretical [[nuclear physics]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/dr-franklin-ruehl-phd|title=Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. |publisher=HuffPost Contributor platform|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>


Ruehl died in November 2015, of natural causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sidelongglancesofapigeonkicker.blogspot.ca/2016/05/rip-dr-franklin-ruehl.html|title=RIP, Dr. Franklin Ruehl|date=May 12, 2016|publisher=Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>
Ruehl died in November 2015, of natural causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sidelongglancesofapigeonkicker.blogspot.ca/2016/05/rip-dr-franklin-ruehl.html|title=RIP, Dr. Franklin Ruehl|date=May 12, 2016|publisher=Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:14, 14 June 2024

Franklin Ruehl was an American actor,[1], ufologist and cryptozoologist.[2][3] 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,[4] started on a public-access television cable TV channel in the Los Angeles area in the late 1980s, and then became the first Sci Fi Channel original series in 1992. 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 been a regular on "A Current Affair" (2005), "9 On The Town" (with a UFO segment), "Strange Universe," "Weird TV," and Ancient Aliens (on the History Channel). He co-hosted a radio program on Blog Talk Radio, "Hypergalactic Enigmas." Ruehl has a series of videos entitled The Realm of Bizarre News..

On his biography page for the Contributor platform published by The Huffington Post Ruehl wrote that he held a Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics from UCLA.[5]

Ruehl died in November 2015, of natural causes.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Franklin Ruehl". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ^ Ruehl, Franklin (Jun 7, 2012). "Is Bigfoot Possibly an Alien Entity?". HuffPost Contributor platform. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ "Ancient Aliens (2009– ). Franklin Ruehl: Self - Cryptozoologist, Self - Theoretical Physicist". imdb.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ Cruz, Nancy (2014-10-31). "Our Fascination With Zombies Featuring Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D." (Press release). Los Angeles: ktla.com. KTLA. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. ^ "Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D." HuffPost Contributor platform. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ^ "RIP, Dr. Franklin Ruehl". Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker. May 12, 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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