Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon is an American film and television director, writer and producer. He was born in New York City the son of Tom and Lee Stearns Whedon on June 23rd, 1964. Whedon is best known for creating trendy mainstream television programs such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, itself a spinoff of the 1992 film of the same name. He attended Wesleyan University and graduated in 1987. Through his production company Mutant Enemy, Whedon is responsible for the development of three science fiction programs; Firefly, Tru Calling and Dollhouse. Firefly later spun-offi into the 2005 featuer film Serenity. Whedon's first foray into sci-fi was actually the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the fourth film in the Aliens series.