David Greenwalt (born October 16, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He was the co-executive producer of the TV series ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the 1992 film of the same name, also written by Whedon, although the events of the film are not consid ...

'' and co-creator of its spinoff, ''

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''. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television show ''

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''. He co-created the NBC supernatural drama '' Grimm''.

Early life

Greenwalt was born and raised in

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. He attended

Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College (LACC) is a public community college in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard on the former campu ...

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

, and

University of Redlands The University of Redlands is a private university headquartered in Redlands, California. The university's main, residential campus is situated on 160 acres (65 ha) near downtown Redlands. An additional eight regional locations throughout Califo ...

, where he graduated with a B.A. in drama, English, and education.

Credits

''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

Greenwalt was a co-executive producer on ''Buffy'' until the show's third season, when he was promoted to executive producer. He left the show at the end of the third season to co-create the spin-off series ''

'' with

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television serie ...

. He was credited as a consulting producer on ''Buffy'' from Season 4 until the final season, although did not write or direct any episodes. * 1x04 " Teacher's Pet" (writer) * 1x07 "

" (writer) * 1x10 " Nightmares" (teleplay; story with

) * 2x03 "

School Hard The second season of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' premiered on September 15, 1997 on The WB and concluded its 22-episode season on May 19, 1998. The first 13 episodes aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET, beginning with episode 14 ...

" (teleplay and story; story by Joss Whedon) * 2x05 " Reptile Boy" (writer and director) * 2x11 " Ted" (co-writer; with Joss Whedon) * 2x12 " Bad Eggs" (director) * 3x03 " Faith, Hope & Trick" (writer) * 3x05 "

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" (writer and director) * 3x09 " The Wish" (director)

''Angel''

Greenwalt was an executive producer and served as the

showrunner A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the ...

for the first three seasons. He left the staff at the end of the third season to pursue other works, and was credited as a consulting producer for the final two seasons. He returned in the fifth season to direct an episode. * 1x01 " City Of" (co-writer; with

) * 1x04 " I Fall to Pieces" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon) * 1x05 " Rm w/a Vu" (story; teleplay and story by Jane Espenson) * 1x08 " I Will Remember You" (co-writer; with Jeannine Renshaw) * 1x13 "

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" (co-writer and director; with

Marti Noxon Martha Mills Noxon (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as a screenwriter and executive producer on the supernatural drama series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ...

) * 1x14 " I've Got You Under My Skin" (story; teleplay and story by Jeannine Renshaw) * 1x22 " To Shanshu in L.A." (writer and director) * 2x01 " Judgment" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon) * 2x05 " Dear Boy" (writer and director) * 2x09 " The Trial" (story; teleplay by Doug Petrie and Tim Minear) * 2x13 " Happy Anniversary" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon) * 2x18 " Dead End" (writer) * 2x22 "

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" (writer and director) * 3x01 "

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" (writer and director) * 3x07 "

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" (writer) * 3x16 " Sleep Tight" (writer) * 3x22 " Tomorrow" (writer and director) * 5x20 "

The Girl in Question "The Girl in Question" is episode 20 of season 5 in the television show ''Angel''. Written by Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard and directed by David Greenwalt, it was originally broadcast on May 5, 2004 on the WB network. When Angel and Spike ...

" (director)

''Moonlight''

On June 1, 2007, ''

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'' announced that he would serve as

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and

on ''

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'', a similarly themed vampire detective show. He later had to leave the show prior to its debut for health reasons, but executive producer Joel Silver stated that his imprint would remain: "He worked really hard on the arc of the series. He really helped us focus and get started."

''Grimm''

Greenwalt is the co-creator and executive producer alongside fellow ex-''

'' writer

Jim Kouf Jim Kouf (born July 24, 1951) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on ''Stakeout'' (1987). Filmography Film *''The Boogens'' (with David O'Malle ...

. * 1x01 " Pilot" (teleplay and story; story with

and Stephen Carpenter; teleplay with Jim Kouf) * 1x02 " Bears Will Be Bears" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 1x05 " Danse Macabre" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 1x13 " Three Coins in a Fuchsbau" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 1x15 " Island of Dreams" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 1x20 " Happily Ever Aftermath" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 1x22 "

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" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 2x01 " Bad Teeth" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 2x02 " The Kiss" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 2x12 " Season of the Hexenbiest" (teleplay; with Jim Kouf) * 2x13 " Face Off" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 2x18 " Volcanalis" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 2x21 "

The Waking Dead "The Waking Dead" is the 21st episode of season 2 of supernatural drama television series '' Grimm'' and the 43rd episode overall, which premiered on May 14, 2013, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by series creators Jim Kouf ...

" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 2x22 " Goodnight, Sweet Grimm" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 3x01 "

The Ungrateful Dead "The Ungrateful Dead" is the 1st episode and season premiere of the supernatural drama television series ''Grimm'' of season 3 and the 45th overall, which premiered on October 25, 2013, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by serie ...

" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 3x02 "

PTZD "PTZD" is the 2nd episode of season 3 of the supernatural drama television series ''Grimm'' and the 46th episode overall, which premiered on November 1, 2013, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by series creators Jim Kouf and David ...

" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 3x12 " The Wild Hunt" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 3x13 "

Revelation In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities. Background Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...

" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 3x19 " Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 3x22 " Blond Ambition" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 4x01 " Thanks for the Memories" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 4x02 " Octopus Head" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 4x10 " Tribunal" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 4x12 " Maréchaussée" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 4x19 " Iron Hans" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 4x21 "

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" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 5x01 " The Grimm Identity" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 5x06 " Wesen Nacht" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 5x12 "

Into the Schwarzwald "Into the Schwarzwald" is the 12th episode of season 5 of the supernatural drama television series '' Grimm'' and the 100th episode overall, which premiered on March 11, 2016, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by series creators ...

" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 5x16 " The Believer" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 5x21 " Set Up" (director, co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 6x01 "

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" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 6x02 " Trust Me Knot" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf) * 6x12 " Zerstörer Shrugged" (story; with Jim Kouf) * 6x13 " The End" (director, co-writer; with Jim Kouf)

Trivia

*After he left ''Angel'' to do ''Jake 2.0'', both shows ended up competing against each other on Wednesday nights at 9/8c on

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and UPN respectively in the 2003–2004 season. Both series were cancelled at the end of that season. *In the Superman comic #180 Superman battles Dracula and in Dracula's "wine" cellar is a bottle of blood marked "Mr. David Greenwalt - 1949-1999". One of the contributors to the comic was Joss Whedon, who worked with David Greenwalt on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''.

Filmography

*''

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'' (with

, Dana Olsen and Michael Spound) (1982) *''

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'' (with

) (1983) *''

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'' (with

) (1983) *'' American Dreamer'' (with

) (1984) *'' Secret Admirer'' (with

) (1985) *''Help Wanted: Kids'' (1986) (TV) (director only) *'' Double Switch'' (1987) (TV) (director only) *'' Rude Awakening'' (1989) (co-director only, with

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) *'' Shannon's Deal'' (1990) (TV) *''Exile'' (1990) (TV) (director only) *'' The Wonder Years'' (1991–1992) (TV) *'' Doogie Howser M.D.'' (1992) (TV) *'' The Commish'' (1993–1995) (TV) *''

'' (1996) (TV) *''

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'' (1997) (TV) *''

'' (1997–1998) *''

'' (1999–2004) (TV) (also co-creator) *'' Miracles'' (2003) (TV) *''

Jake 2.0 ''Jake 2.0'' is an American science fiction television series created by Silvio Horta that premiered on UPN on September 10, 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004, due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United Sta ...

'' (2003) (TV) *'' Surface'' (2005) (TV) *'' Eureka'' (2006) (TV) (consulting producer only) *''

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'' (2006) (TV) *''

'' (2007) (TV) *''

In Plain Sight ''In Plain Sight'' is an American drama television series that premiered on the USA Network on June 1, 2008. The series revolves around Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack), a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, office ...

'' (2010) (TV) (consulting producer only) *'' Grimm'' (2011–2017) (TV) (also co-creator)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwalt, David 1949 births American male screenwriters American television directors Television producers from California American television writers Living people University of Redlands alumni Writers from Los Angeles American male television writers Screenwriters from California