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| Born | Jed Tucker Whedon (1975-07-18)July 18, 1975 (age 50) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, musician |
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| Children | 1 |
| Father | Tom Whedon |
| Relatives | John Whedon (grandfather) Zack Whedon (brother) Joss Whedon (half-brother) Kevin Tancharoen (brother-in-law) |
Jed Tucker Whedon (born July 18, 1975) is an American screenwriter and musician, and the son of screenwriterTom Whedon, grandson of screenwriterJohn Whedon, and the brother of screenwriterZack Whedon and of filmmakerJoss Whedon.
Alongside his brothers Joss and Zack and his then fiancéeMaurissa Tancharoen, he co-created and co-wrote the musicalDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as well as playing almost every instrumental part. It was the subject of a salute byThe Paley Center for Media[1] and won anEmmy Award for Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs.[2]
Prior toDr. Horrible, Whedon composed scores for video games, and was a member of his now-defunct Los Angeles–based bandThe Southland. In 2010, he released an album entitledHistory of Forgotten Things under the band name "Jed Whedon and the Willing". Assisting him on the album were his wife Maurissa Tancharoen and their mutual friendFelicia Day, The Southland's guitarist and co-songwriter Nicholas Gusikoff and bassist Ethan Phillips, Jed's longtime friends Amir Yaghmai and Beau Barbour, and Jed's brothers Zack and Sam.
With Felicia Day, he composed the music to the song "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar" and music and lyrics forI'm the one that's cool for the web seriesThe Guild, the videos for which he also directed.[3]
He and his wife, Maurissa, were staff writers onDollhouse, theFox series created by his older brother Joss, prior to its cancellation. They then joined the staffs ofSpartacus: Blood and Sand, co-created by formerMutant Enemy writerSteven S. DeKnight, andDrop Dead Diva.
In 2012, he released an EP with his wife Maurissa titledThis Girl, which includes the track "Remains", written in 2009 for the TV show Dollhouse's season one finale, "Epitaph". Assisting on the album are Felicia Day singing backing vocals on "Second Nature" and "Mr. Electric" and Sam Whedon playing guitar on "Dangerous". In contrast to most of Jed's other music, lyrics are credited to Maurissa first on this record. The following year, both he and his wife sang on Joss' original score for his movie Much Ado About Nothing.
Whedon worked with his wife Maurissa and brother Joss onThe Avengers.[4] He and Maurissa worked as showrunners, producers, and writers for the ABC show Marvel'sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from 2013 to 2020.
In 2016, his band, Jed Whedon and the Willing, released their second studio album, an EP titledLike Snow with assistance from longtime musical collaborators Amir Yaghmai and Zack Whedon.
For his work onDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Whedon won twoStreamy Awards for Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series and Best Original Music for a Web Series.[5]
On April 19, 2009, he married fellow screenwriterMaurissa Tancharoen.[6] The couple had a daughter in 2015.[7]
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