Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon (b. June 23, 1964) is the creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and of the Dark Horse Comics mini-series Fray. He attended Winchester College before receiving a film degree from Wesleyan University in 1987. After moving to Los Angeles, Whedon secured his first writing job on the television series Roseanne.Years after seeing his script for the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer mangled by the director (the resulting film was poorly received by critics and audiences), he revived the concept as a television series of the same name. The show went on to become a critical and cult hit, with the episode "Hush" receiving an Emmy Award nomination for outstanding writing in a drama series in 2000. Whedon wrote and directed the musical episode "Once More, with Feeling" (also Emmy-nominated), which featured the show's original cast in singing and dancing roles.
In 2003 his most recent show, Firefly, was canceled by Fox after only 11 episodes. Following a successful DVD release of the series, Whedon announced in early 2004 that his proposal for a Firefly movie had been "greenlighted" by Universal Studios: Serenity is scheduled for a 2005 release.
Whedon is the author or co-author of several movies including Toy Story, and Titan A.E. He also wrote uncredited drafts or re-writes of Speed, Waterworld, Twister and X-Men.
There is some evidence to suggest that Whedon is secretly a fan of the Japanese anime series Sailor Moon, and he may have paid homage to that particular anime title with his series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. [1]
Joss Whedon is the son of Tom Whedon, a successful screenwriter for The Golden Girls in the 1980s, and the grandson of John Whedon, a writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 1950s.
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