David Greenwalt | |
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| Born | (1949-10-16)October 16, 1949 (age 76) |
| Occupation | screenwriter,television producer,television director |
| Spouse | Veronica Greenwalt |
David Greenwalt (born October 16, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
He was the co-executive producer of the TV seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer and co-creator of its spinoff,Angel. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television showProfit, and co-created the NBC supernatural dramaGrimm.
Greenwalt was born and raised inWest Los Angeles,California. He attendedLos Angeles City College,California State University, Northridge, andUniversity of Redlands, where he graduated with a B.A. in drama, English, and education.[1]
Greenwalt was a co-executive producer onBuffy until the show's third season, when he was promoted to executive producer. He left the show at the end of the third season to co-create the spin-off seriesAngel withJoss Whedon. He was credited as a consulting producer onBuffy from Season 4 until the sixth season, although did not write or direct any episodes.
Greenwalt was an executive producer and served as theshowrunner for the first three seasons. He left the staff at the end of the third season to pursue other works, and was credited as a consulting producer for the final two seasons. He returned in the fifth season to direct an episode.
On June 1, 2007,The Hollywood Reporter announced that he would serve asexecutive producer andshowrunner onMoonlight, a similarly themed vampire detective show.[2] He later had to leave the show prior to its debut for health reasons, but executive producerJoel Silver stated that his imprint would remain: "He worked really hard on the arc of the series. He really helped us focus and get started."[3]
Greenwalt is the co-creator and executive producer alongside fellow ex-Angel writerJim Kouf.
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