Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon is an American film and television director, producer and writer. He is responsible for creating the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise as well as several other programs including Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse. Joss was born Joseph Hill Whedon in New York City, New York on June 23rd, 1964.

Whedon developed and wrote the screenplay for the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui. Although the film received poor reviews from critics, Whedon re-invented the concept for a television series, which began airing in 1997. Buffy the Vampire Slayer went on to become a critical and cult hit. Its episode "Hush", which was written and directed by Whedon, received an Emmy Award nomination for outstanding writing in a drama series in 2000. The show ran for five seasons on The WB Network before being relocated to the UPN Network for its final two seasons, after a bidding war for the broadcast rights.