Joss Whedon

Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: June 23, 1964

Super script doctor Joss Whedon's decision to work in television, retooling his original 1992 feature screenplay into the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003), was terrific tonic for the fledgling network. As creator and executive producer for the show, he stands at the artistic center of an enterprise that may do for The WB what "21 Jump Street" did for Fox, provide a stable base from which to grow. Whedon's first job in the industry was as a story editor for "Roseanne" (AB…more

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Actor

Sci Fi Inside: Serenity
Interviewee
Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon
Interviewee
Buffy's Back
Interviewee
TV Revolution
Angel
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Director

Firefly
Director
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Director
Angel
Director
The Office
Director

Music

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Song (Music and Lyrics)
Firefly
Main Title Theme

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Career Milestones

2005
Helmed "Serenity," the feature-length adaptation of his TV show "Firefly"
2002
Created and executive produced "Firefly" (Fox); also wrote and directed the pilot
2001
Credited co-writer for the Disney animated feature "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
1999 to 2004
Executive produced and co-created the spin-off series "Angel" (The WB)
1998
Formed production company Mutant Enemy, Inc.; signed deal with 20th Century Fox