Robert Gerard Tapert, often known as Robert Tapert or just Rob Tapert, is the co-creator and executive producer of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules, and the Universal Action Pack movies. He wrote the story to Amazon High and produced Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus. On March 28, 1998, Tapert married Lucy Lawless. They live in New Zealand with their two children: Julius Robert Bay Tapert (born 1999) and Judah Miro Tapert (born 2002).