D. B. Weiss























D. B. Weiss

D. B. Weiss by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Weiss in 2016

Born
Daniel Brett Weiss


(1971-04-23) April 23, 1971 (age 47)

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
Television producer, television writer, novelist
Spouse(s) Andrea Troyer
Children 2

Daniel Brett Weiss (/waɪs/; born April 23, 1971)[1] is an American television producer and writer, and novelist. Along with his collaborator David Benioff, he is best known as co-creator and showrunner of Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Bibliography


    • 4.1 Author




  • 5 Filmography


    • 5.1 Television




  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Early life


Weiss was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His family is Jewish.[2] He is a graduate of Wesleyan University. He earned a Master of Philosophy in Irish literature from Trinity College, Dublin with a thesis on James Joyce's Finnegans Wake,[3] and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[4]



Career


Weiss worked as personal assistant on films such as The Viking Sagas for New Line Cinema. For a brief period, Weiss also worked as a personal assistant for musician Glenn Frey.[3] Weiss went to Dublin in 1995 to study Anglo-Irish literature and met David Benioff, the screenwriter of Troy. Three years later they met again in Santa Monica, California around 1998.[3]


Weiss and Benioff wrote a screenplay for a film titled The Headmaster together, but it was never made.[3] In 2003, Weiss and Benioff were hired to collaborate on a new script of Orson Scott Card's book Ender's Game in consultation with the then-designated director Wolfgang Petersen.[5][6] It was not used.[7]


Weiss's 2003 debut novel, Lucky Wander Boy, is themed around video games. In 2006, Weiss said he had a second novel finished that "needs a second draft".[8] That same year, Weiss completed a screenplay for a film adaptation of the video game series Halo, based on a script written by Alex Garland.[9][10] However, director Neill Blomkamp declared the project dead in late 2007.[11]


Weiss also worked on a script for a prequel to I Am Legend.[12] However, in May 2011, director Francis Lawrence stated that he did not think the prequel was ever going to happen.[13]


Weiss currently works with David Benioff on the television series Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's book series A Song of Ice and Fire.[14] Benioff and Weiss also directed two episodes together, but used a coin-flip to decide who would get the credit on the show. Weiss received directing credit for "Two Swords", the first episode of season 4, while Benioff was credited for "Walk of Punishment", the third episode in season 3.[3] Benioff and Weiss will direct the series finale of Game of Thrones.[15]


On July 19, 2017, Weiss announced that he and Benioff are going to begin production on another HBO series, titled Confederate, after the final season of Game of Thrones. Weiss and Benioff said, "We have discussed Confederate for years, originally as a concept for a feature film - But our experience on Thrones has convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO."[16]


On February 6, 2018, Disney announced that both Weiss and Benioff will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films after the finale season of Game of Thrones is completed in 2019.[17]



Personal life


Weiss is married with two children.



Bibliography



Author















Title Year Type Note
Lucky Wander Boy 2003 Novel


Filmography



Television











































Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2011–present
Game of Thrones
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Co-creator
Executive producer
Directed and wrote episode:"Two Swords"
Wrote: 45 episodes
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2015-2016)[18]
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2015-2016)[18]
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (2012)[19]
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (2013-2014)[20][21]
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2015)[22]
Golden Nymph Awards for Outstanding International Producer (2012)[23]
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2011-2014)[18]
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2011-2014)[18]
Nominated—Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2011-2014, 2016, 2018)[24][25][26][27][28][29]
Nominated—BAFTA for Best International Programme (2013)[30]
Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series (2011-2012, 2014-2016, 2018)[31][32][33][34][35][36]
Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama (2015-2016)[34][35]
Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for New Series (2011)[31]
Nominated—Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (2015, 2017)[37][38]
Nominated—USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2016-2017)[39][40]
Nominated—Humanitas Prize for 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television (2017)[41]
2013–2017
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Yes
Wrote episode: "Flowers for Charlie"
Bored Lifeguard #2 (cameo in "The Gang Goes to a Water Park")
2014
The Specials

Yes
 Executive Producer[42]
TBA
Confederate
Yes
 Yes
 Co-creator
Executive producer


See also



  • List of awards and nominations received by Game of Thrones


References





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  3. ^ abcde "The Surprising Connection Between Game of Thrones and Monty Python". Vanity Fair. March 24, 2014.


  4. ^ "Lucky Wander Boy". Retrieved February 22, 2011.


  5. ^ "Game of Thrones: Interview with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss". HBO. Retrieved March 23, 2013.


  6. ^ "DB Weiss talks Halo". Writerswrite.com. July 19, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2011.


  7. ^ "Card talks Ender's Game movie". IGN Entertainment, Inc. April 18, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2009.


  8. ^ "GameSetInterview: Halo Screenwriter DB Weiss". GameSetWatch. July 13, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2011.


  9. ^ Miller, Ross (July 14, 2006). "DB Weiss takes on Halo script". Joystiq. Retrieved February 22, 2011.


  10. ^ Fritz, Ben (2006-10-31). "No home for Halo pic". Variety. Retrieved October 20, 2007.


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  12. ^ "I Am Legend prequel in the works". UPI.com. September 26, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2011.


  13. ^ "Exclusive: 'I Am Legend Prequel' is Dead, Says Francis Lawrence". MTV Movies blog. May 3, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.


  14. ^ Fleming, Michael (January 16, 2007). "HBO turns Fire into fantasy series". Variety. Retrieved February 22, 2011.


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  16. ^ Hibberd, James (July 19, 2017). "Game of Thrones showrunners reveal their next epic HBO series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 19, 2017.


  17. ^ Brenican, Anthony (February 6, 2018). "Game of Thrones creators developing new Star Wars films". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2018.


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  21. ^ "2014 Hugo Award Winners". World Science Fiction Society. August 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2017.


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  29. ^ Dupre, Elyse (5 January 2018). "2018 Producers Guild Award Nominations: The Full List of Film and TV Nominees". E! News. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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  42. ^ Ariana Bacle (2014-09-05). "Oprah-approved 'Specials' stars intellectually disabled 20-somethings". Retrieved 2014-09-09.




External links







  • D. B. Weiss on IMDb









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