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Aliases: Joseph Hill Whedon , 조스 웨던

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 52

TV Involvements: 46


Most Famous Work

Biography

Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (/ˈwiːdən/ WEE-dən; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Avengers (2012) and series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021). After beginning his career in sitcoms, Whedon wrote the poorly received horror comedy film Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)—which he later adapted into the acclaimed television series of the same name—co-wrote the Pixar animated film Toy Story (1995), and wrote the science fiction horror film Alien Resurrection (1997). After achieving success as a television showrunner, Whedon returned to film to write and direct the Firefly film continuation Serenity (2005), co-write and produce the horror comedy film The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and write and direct the Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing (2012). For the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Whedon wrote and directed the ensemble superhero film The Avengers (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). He also co-wrote the DC Extended Universe superhero film Justice League (2017), for which he also served as director for reshoots, replacing Zack Snyder (who retained directorial credit). Whedon has also worked as a composer (notably for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, with Feeling" and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) and comic book writer, both for comic book continuations of television series he created and for established franchises, such as Astonishing X-Men. Beginning in July 2020, multiple actors, producers, and writers spoke out against Whedon following the toxic workplace environment he had allegedly created in many of his projects. Whedon has denied any wrongdoing, while acknowledging that he can be "confrontational." Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Whedon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Office
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9

The Office

(2005) Director
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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7
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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8

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

(1997) Creator
Angel
Average
8

Angel

(1999) Creator
Glee
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7

Glee

(2009) Director
The Avengers
Average
8

The Avengers

(2012) Story
Toy Story
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8

Toy Story

(1995) Screenplay
Justice League
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6

Justice League

(2017) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self (archive footage)
2020 JW
2015 Self
Snow Guy
Duane Reade
2014 Self
Self
Self
Man on Escalator in Museum (uncredited)
Self
2012 Himself
Self
2011 Self
Self
2009 Joss Whedon
2007 Self
Self
2006 Self
2004 Douglas
N/A
N/A
2002 Self
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
1999 Numfar
Self
1997 Newscaster (uncredited)
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Writer
2017 Screenplay
Writer
Characters
2015 Writer
2014 Writer
2013 Writer
Writer
Screenplay
Original Story
2012 Writer
Screenplay
Story
Screenplay
Writer
2011 Writer
2010 Writer
2009 Writer
Writer
2008 Writer
Writer
2005 Author
Writer
2002 Writer
2001 Story
2000 Screenplay
1999 Writer
Story
1997 Screenplay
Writer
Story
1995 Screenplay
1992 Writer
1990 Writer
1988 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Creator

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Thanks
2013 Thanks
2002 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Original Music Composer
2008 Music
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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