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Emmy and Oscar nominee Joss Whedon is one of Hollywood's hottest writers, having scripted several hit films and created some of the most acclaimed hours of television with Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whedon garnered his first Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his groundbreaking episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer entitled Hush. The series was honored with the Founder's Award from Viewers for Quality Television.

Whedon earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for the animated box office smash Toy Story starring the voices of Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. His big-screen writing credits also include the feature films Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alien Resurrection, the fourth film in the Alien series, which starred Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder. He also has worked on the screenplays for the runaway hit Speed and the action-packed adventure Twister.

After receiving a degree in film studies from Wesleyan University, Whedon moved to Los Angeles and landed his first writing job on the staff of Roseanne, working as a story editor and writing several episodes of the top-rated series. He later pulled double duty on the series Parenthood, co-producing and writing a number of episodes.

Writing is clearly in his blood, since Whedon is a third-generation television writer. His father wrote for the likes of The Dick Cavett Show, Alice and Benson, and his grandfather was a successful sitcom writer in the '50s and '60s on The Donna Reed Show and Leave It to Beaver.

In addition to serving as creator and executive producer on Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Whedon also has written and directed many episodes of both series.

Bio courtesy Fox for "Firefly" (06-Jan-2003)

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