| Gabe Rotter | |
| Birth Date: | April 16, 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Long Island, New York, United States |
| Alma Mater: | University of Southern California |
| Occupation: | Writer, Producer |
| Notable Works: | Duck Duck Wally The Human Bobby The X-Files |
| Partner: | Bree Abel Rotter (2007 – present) |
Gabe Rotter is an American television writer/producer and novelist, author of Simon & Schuster's Duck Duck Wally and The Human Bobby.[1] He was a writer and producer on season 11 of The X-Files which aired in 2018.
Rotter grew up in the same complex in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, as writer Lesley Arfin and they both attended Syosset High School.[2] He earned a film degree from the University of Southern California. Rotter began his career as a production assistant and later the writers' assistant on the paranormal television show "The X-Files," working under series creator Chris Carter.
Rotter wrote his first novel, Duck Duck Wally, which was published by Simon & Schuster[3] in 2008. The novel "...pays entertaining dividends in this slapstick send-up of show business in general and hip-hop in particular,” commented a Kirkus Reviews critic.[4] A Publishers Weekly reviewer noted that “Rotter’s a talented writer.” Booklist called the book "Clever and funny."[5]
In 2010, Rotter published his second novel from Simon & Schuster, titled The Human Bobby. Booklist described the book as "An oddly constructed novel, but an oddly endearing one, too, with a protagonist you can’t help rooting for."[6]
In 2014 Rotter produced a television pilot for Amazon called The After, which was written and directed by Chris Carter.[7]
In 2015 Rotter was a writer/producer on 20th Century Fox Television's 6-episode revival of The X-Files.[8]
In 2017, Rotter was a writer/producer on the eleventh season of The X-Files on Fox, having written one episode titled, "Kitten."[9]
In 2024, Rotter created The Beast In Me for Netflix, starring Claire Danes.