Writer
D. B. Weiss
D. B. Weiss
- Date of birth
- Age
- 55
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- screenwriter, writer, author, novelist, television director, showrunner, television producer, director, film director
- Languages
- English
Biography
Daniel Brett Weiss (/waɪs/; born April 23, 1971) is an American television writer and producer. Along with his collaborator David Benioff, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire (published 1996-2011 for the first five).
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Education
- Wesleyan University
- University of Iowa Master of Fine Arts
- Trinity College, Dublin Master of Philosophy
Awards
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form2012 Game of Thrones
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2013 Game of Thrones
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2014 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2015 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2016 Game of Thrones
Nominations
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2011 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2011 Game of Thrones
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form2012 Game of Thrones
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series2012 Game of Thrones
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series2012 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2012 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2013 Game of Thrones
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2013 Game of Thrones
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series2013 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2013 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2014 Game of Thrones
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2014 Game of Thrones
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2014 Game of Thrones
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