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Joss Whedon
Birth at
23 June 1964
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Joss Whedon was born on June 23, 1964, in Manhattan. His grandfather and father were writers. This is probably the reason he chose his profession. When he was 9 years old, his parents divorced, and in 1980 he moved with his mother and her new husband to England. This was followed by years of college in Hampshire and at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. After that, in 1987, Whedon settled in Los Angeles, where he decided to start a career in film production.
His attempts to find a job in the film
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Joss Whedon was born on June 23, 1964, in Manhattan. His grandfather and father were writers. This is probably the reason he chose his profession. When he was 9 years old, his parents divorced, and in 1980 he moved with his mother and her new husband to England. This was followed by years of college in Hampshire and at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. After that, in 1987, Whedon settled in Los Angeles, where he decided to start a career in film production.
His attempts to find a job in the film industry were not immediately successful, and Joss first worked in a video store. His career as a writer began with work on the sitcom “Roseanne”. The following year, he became a member of the team that was involved in the creation of the series “Parents”, but due to poor critical ratings, the show was quickly closed. After that, Joss for some time works as a “scenario doctor” who finalizes the scripts for films.
The concept of the script, where the main character was a vampire slayer, Whedon began to develop while working on the series “Roseanne”. For a long time, film studios rejected the idea of the series, and only in 1988 he was able to sell the script to Sandollar Productions. The first film, released in 1992, was met by critics and audiences very coolly. But here's the show.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" In 1997, it gained incredible popularity. All because Whedon was given complete freedom of creativity, and he managed to realize all his ideas, which gave the film an individual charm. As a result, individual series were nominated for such awards as Emmy and Nebule. In addition, in 1999, the series was released on the screens.
Angel , telling about the life events of several of the main characters of "Buffy".
Not to mention such works of Joseph as the series “Firefly”, the short film “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” and the film
"The Avengers" It was released in 2012 and received positive reviews from viewers.