Kit Hood

Christopher Hood (24 March 1943 – 20 January 2020), known professionally as Kit Hood, was an English-born Canadian filmmaker who co-created the ''Degrassi'' television franchise and its first three entries: ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' (1979–86), ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987–89), and ''Degrassi High'' (1989-91), as well serving as the writer and/or director of the majority of their episodes. As a director, Hood won a Gemini Award in 1987 for the ''Degrassi Junior High'' episode "It's Late".

Born in London, he emigrated to Canada in 1969 and worked as a freelance editor before meeting ex-schoolteacher Linda Schuyler, with whom he founded the company Playing With Time in 1976. Outside of ''Degrassi'', the company produced educational films and documentaries. He split from Schuyler in the early 1990s and was not involved with ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' or ''Degrassi: Next Class'', having retired in 1998.

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