American writer and producer (born 1971)
Daniel Brett Weiss (/w aɪ s [ 1] David Benioff , he is best-known for co-creatingGame of Thrones HBO adaptation ofGeorge R. R. Martin 's series of books,A Song of Ice and Fire comedy-drama Metal Lords
Weiss was born and raised inChicago ,Illinois . His family isJewish , with ancestral roots in Germany.[ 2] Wesleyan University . He earned aMaster of Philosophy in Irish literature fromTrinity College Dublin , where he wrote his thesis, "Understanding the (Net) Wake."[ 3] James Joyce 's novelFinnegans Wake [ 4] Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from theIowa Writers' Workshop .[ 5]
Weiss worked as personal assistant on films such asThe Viking Sagas New Line Cinema . For a brief period, he also worked as a personal assistant for musicianGlenn Frey .[ 4]
When Weiss went toDublin in 1995 to study Anglo-Irish literature, he metDavid Benioff , the screenwriter ofTroy Santa Monica, California .[ 4]
Weiss and Benioff co-wrote a screenplay for a film titledThe Headmaster , but it was never made.[ 4] Orson Scott Card 's bookEnder's Game Wolfgang Petersen .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Weiss's 2003 debut novel,Lucky Wander Boy [ 9] Halo Alex Garland .[ 10] [ 11] Neill Blomkamp declared the project dead in late 2007.[ 12]
Weiss also worked on a script for a prequel toI Am Legend ,[ 13] Francis Lawrence said that he did not think the prequel would ever happen.[ 14]
Weiss collaborated with Benioff on the HBO television seriesGame of Thrones A Song of Ice and Fire .[ 15] Two Swords ",Season 4 episode 1, while Benioff was credited for "Walk of Punishment ",Season 3 episode 3.[ 4] The Iron Throne ".
On July 19, 2017, Weiss announced that he and Benioff were going to begin production on another HBO series,Confederate Game of Thrones . Weiss and Benioff said, "We have discussedConfederate for years, originally as a concept for a feature film, but our experience onThrones has convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO."[ 16] [ 17]
On February 6, 2018,Disney announced that Weiss and Benioff would write and produce a new series ofStar Wars Game of Thrones ended in 2019.[ 18] HBO was started onChange.org . It described showrunners Benioff and Weiss as "woefully incompetent writers" and demanded "competent writers" to remake the eighth season ofGame of Thrones in a manner "that makes sense".[ 19] [ 20] Chicago Sun Times Richard Roeper wrote that the backlash to the eighth season was so great that he doubted he had "ever seen the level of fan (and to a lesser degree, critical) vitriol leveled at"Game of Thrones .[ 21]
In early 2019, Weiss and Benioff entered into an exclusive $200 million deal withNetflix to produce several films and television shows exclusively for it.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
Weiss and Benioff's first project on Netflix were as directors ofLeslie Jones 'sstand-up comedy specialTime Machine .[ 27]
In September 2020, it was announced that Weiss, Benioff andAlexander Woo would write and executive produce the Netflix series3 Body Problem novel series .[ 28]
Weiss and his wife, Andrea Troyer, have two children.[citation needed
Film
Television
Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year Title Award/Nominations 2011–2019 Game of Thrones Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2015,2016,2018 and 2019)[ 29] Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2015-2016)[ 29] Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , Long Form (2012)[ 30] Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , Short Form (2013-2014)[ 31] [ 32] Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2015)[ 33] Golden Nymph Awards for Outstanding International Producer (2012)[ 34] Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2011-2014)[ 29] Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2011-2014)[ 29] Nominated—Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2011-2014, 2016, 2018)[ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Nominated—BAFTA for Best International Programme (2013)[ 41] Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series (2011-2012, 2014–2016, 2018)[ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47] Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama (2015-2016)[ 45] [ 46] Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for New Series (2011)[ 42] Nominated—Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (2015, 2017)[ 48] [ 49] Nominated—USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2016-2017)[ 50] [ 51] Nominated—Humanitas Prize for 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television (2017)[ 52] 2024 3 Body Problem Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2024)[ 53]
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