Tom Kapinos is an American television executive producer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the television series Californication.
After beginning his career in television in 1999 as a screenwriter and the executive producer on drama series Dawson's Creek,(of which he said his time on the show was like a four year bootcamp) Kapinos moved onto his own series, Californication, a dramedy for which he serves as both executive producer and chief screenwriter.