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David Simon

Screenwriter / Novelist / Actor / Film Producer / Showrunner / Television Producer | * 02/09/1960 (64) | Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA))
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David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–08). He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–99), on which Simon served as a writer and producer. Simon adapted the latter book into the HBO mini-series The Corner (2000). He was the creator, executive producer, head writer, and show runner of the HBO television series The Wire (2002–2008). He adapted the non-fiction book Generation Kill into a television mini-series, and served as the show runner for the project. He was selected as one of the 2010 MacArthur Fellows and named an Ut... ()
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David Judah Simon is an American author, journalist and writer/producerof several television series. His most popular achievement is the HBO show "The Wire".

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for David Simon

MacArthur Fellows Program Writers Guild of America Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Edgar Awards Anthony Awards
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Movies with David Simon as Actor(7)

TV Shows/Series with David Simon as Actor(2)

Movies with David Simon as Crew(1)

Crew/Thanks2021 Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

TV Shows/Series with David Simon as Crew(25)

Directing/Director2024 A Dry Run
Writing/Writer2024 A Dry Run
Creator/Creator2024 A Dry Run
Production/Executive Producer2022 We Own This City
Writing/Writer2022 We Own This City
Creator/Creator2022 We Own This City
Production/Executive Producer2020 The Plot Against America
Writing/Teleplay2020 The Plot Against America
Creator/Creator2020 The Plot Against America
Writing/Writer2017 The Deuce
Creator/Creator2017 The Deuce
Writing/Writer2010 Treme
Production/Producer2010 Treme
Production/Executive Producer2010 Treme
Creator/Creator2010 Treme
Writing/Writer2002 The Wire
Production/Producer2002 The Wire
Writing/Story2002 The Wire
Production/Executive Producer2002 The Wire
Creator/Creator2002 The Wire
Production/Executive Producer2000 The Corner
Writing/Writer2000 The Corner
Writing/Book2000 The Corner
Creator/Creator1995 The Wayans Bros.
Writing/Writer1993 Homicide: Life on the Street

Full Name: David Simon
Born: Tuesday, 02/09 1960 (February) in Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 64 years + 49 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, University of Maryland
Employer: The Baltimore Sun
Spouses (current/former): Laura Lippman
Other names for David Simon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Judah Simon"
"데이비드 시몬"
"David Simon (Autor)"
David Simon frequently works together with these people:
George Pelecanos (12x, Crew)
Ed Burns (12x, Crew)
Eric Overmyer (7x, Crew)
Clark Johnson (6x, Actor)
Matthew Cooke (5x, Crew)
David Mills (5x, Crew)
David Morse (4x, Actor)
Tom Fontana (4x, Crew)
Alexa L. Fogel (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61703, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024