David Nathan Weiss is an American screenwriter. He is the screenwriter of ''

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'' and '' Rock-a-Doodle'' and co-writer of ''

The Rugrats Movie ''The Rugrats Movie'' is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series '' Rugrats''. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film int ...

'', ''

Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek'' (2001) and the ...

'', ''

Clockstoppers ''Clockstoppers'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Jonathan Frakes and produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Julia Pistor. The film stars Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart, Michael Biehn, Robin Thomas, a ...

'', '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and int ...

'', its sequel and '' Disenchanted'' with writing partner, J. David Stem. He has also written for television shows such as '' Mission Hill'', ''

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'', and '' Roundhouse''.

Early life

Weiss grew up in

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Career

Weiss wrote and directed several award-winning shorts and wrote the screenplay for the MGM classic, ''

''. With his writing partner, J. David Stem, Weiss served as a head writer for ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

'' and wrote the holiday special ''

A Rugrats Chanukah "A Rugrats Chanukah" (titled onscreen as simply "Chanukah" and sometimes called the "Rugrats Chanukah Special") is the first episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Rugrats'' (and the sixty-sixth episode overall). ...

''. In 2005, Weiss was elected vice president of the

Writers Guild of America, West The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 20,000 m ...

. In 2009, after serving two terms as vice president, Weiss was elected secretary-treasurer of the Writers Guild of America, West. Weiss has also written three books for children, including

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's bestseller, '' Eloise in Hollywood'' (with Stem, for
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). He is a patron of the Insight Film Festival. He has taught at the
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References

External links

Jewish Impact Films
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