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Joss Whedon
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American director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1964)
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Joss Whedon, born Joseph Hill Whedon on June 23, 1964, in New York City, is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is educated at Wesleyan University and Winchester College. His notable work includes the Buffyverse. He has received the Nebula Award for Best Script and the Bradbury Award. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
Whedon is influenced by Ray Bradbury and is left-handed. He speaks English and identifies with atheism, humanism, and secular humanism. He has two children and resides in New York City. His siblings are Zack Whedon and Jed Whedon. His work period began in 1989.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 23 June 1964
- Works
- 292
Top works
- Lel ha-shidur ha-ḥozer
- Yareaḥ zeʾev ʻaravot
- ha-Noseʻa ha-shemini 4 - ha-teḥiyah
- Buffy contre les vampires / Angel, reboot Boom!, La bouche de l'enfer
- Buffy contre les vampires, reboot Boom!, Tome 9, L'affrontement final avec le grand méchant du multivers
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (/ˈwiːdən/ WEE-dən; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's…
Known for
- Marvel Studios Assembled — Self (archive footage)2021
- A Place Among the Dead — JW2020
- Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' — Self2017
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond — Self2015
- Another Period — Duane Reade2015
- Con Man — Snow Guy2015
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Man on Escalator in Museum (uncredited)2014
- Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! — Self2014
- Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show — Self2014
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe — Self2014
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 21,689
- Total plays
- 455,619
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Joss Whedon is a writer, director, executive producer, & creator of several television series, most famously Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. In film he wrote and directed 2005's Serenity, based on his television series Firefly, he co-wrote and produced 2012's The Cabin in the Woods, and wrote and directed 2012's Marvel's The Avengers, the third highest-grossing film of all time. Additionally he has written 2 musicals. One an episode of Buffy, "Once more with feeling" and
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Father
- Tom Whedon
- Sibling
- Zack Whedon
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- secular humanism
- Notable work
- Buffyverse
- Image
- Joss Whedon by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- New York City
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- handedness
- left-handedness
- Commons category
- Joss Whedon
- date of birth
- 1964-01-23
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- Category:Works by Joss Whedon
- birth name
- Joseph Hill Whedon
- Commons gallery
- Joss Whedon
- filmography
- Joss Whedon filmography
- influenced by
- Ray Bradbury
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Joss Whedon
- social media followers
- 218204
- name in native language
- Joss Whedon
- writing language
- English language
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- Template:Joss Whedon
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (/ˈwiːdən/ WEE-dən; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021).
After beginning his career in sitcoms, Whedon wrote the poorly received horror comedy film Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) – which he later adapted into the acclaimed television series of the same name – co-wrote the Pixar animated film Toy Story (1995), and wrote the science fiction horror film Alien Resurrection (1997). After achieving success as a television showrunner, Whedon returned to film to write and direct the Firefly film continuation Serenity (2005), to co-write and produce the horror comedy film The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and to write and direct the Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing (2012). For the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Whedon wrote and directed the ensemble superhero film The Avengers (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). He also co-wrote the DC Extended Universe superhero film Justice League (2017), for which he also served as director for re-shoots, replacing Zack Snyder (who retained directorial credit).
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