David Eick has been working in association with Universal for 20 years in an exclusive overall deal centered around his role as executive producer of SCI FI's Peabody Award-winning Battlestar Galactica. Eick continues as Executive Producer of Battlestar's spinoff, Caprica. Prior to this, Eick was Executive Vice President of USA Cable Entertainment (USACE). While there, the studio produced USA's critically-lauded drama series Touching Evil, as well as the hit series Monk.
Prior to his tenure at USACE, Eick executive-produced the four-hour miniseries pilot Battlestar Galactica. Earlier, he spent over two years as Senior Vice President of Original Series Development for USA Network and SCI FI Channel. Series produced during his tenure include USA's acclaimed drama Cover Me and the critically-celebrated comedy Manhattan, AZ. At SCI FI, he launched the network's first internally-produced hit, The Invisible Man.
Prior to his network experience, Eick spent six years at Renaissance Pictures, where he held a variety of positions including President of Television. During his tenure there, he produced the successful syndicated series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Eick also co-developed its successful spinoff, Xena: Warrior Princess. In addition, Eick served as producer of the critically-acclaimed series American Gothic, co-produced five Hercules movies for first-run syndication, produced two direct-to-video sequels of the big-screen feature Darkman, and produced the two-hour pilot for the series M.A.N.T.I.S. Eick graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He resides in Los Angeles with his sons Jackson, David and Alexander.
