Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon
Vital statistics
Name	Joss Whedon
Aliases	Joseph Hill Whedon
Roles	Producer Director Writer
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Gender	Male
Date of birth	June 23rd, 1964
Date of death
First appearance	Alien Resurrection (1997)

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 two science fiction programs; Firefly 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. For Dollhouse, Whedon collaborated with the show's star Eliza Dushku for the premise and development of the series. Dushku had previously worked on Whedon's other television projects, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, playing a character named Faith LeHane. Whedon also cast Angel alumni Amy Acker for the part of Doctor Saunders in the series.

As a director

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Pilot

Angel

1. Angel: City of...
2. Angel: Untouched
3. Angel: Waiting in the Wings
4. Angel: Spin the Bottle
5. Angel: Conviction
6. Angel: A Hole in the World

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Welcome to the Hellmouth
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Prophecy Girl
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: When She Was Bad
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lie to Me
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Innocence
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Becomming (Part 1)
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Becomming (Part 2)
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Anne
9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Amends
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Doppelgangland
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Graduation Day (Part 1)
12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Graduation Day (Part 2)
13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Freshman
14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush
15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Who Are You?
16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Restless
17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Family
18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Body
19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift
20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling
21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen

Dollhouse

1. Dollhouse: Ghost
2. Dollhouse: Echo
3. Dollhouse: Vows

Firefly

1. Firefly Episode: The Train Job
2. Firefly Episode: Objects in Space
3. Firefly Episode: Serenity

Films

1. Avengers, The
2. Avengers: Age of Ultron
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Serenity

As a writer

Angel

1. Angel: City of...
2. Angel: I Fall to Pieces (Story by)
3. Angel: Sanctuary
4. Angel: Judgment (Story by)
5. Angel: Happy Anniversary (Story by)
6. Angel: Waiting in the Wings
7. Angel: Spin the Bottle
8. Angel: Conviction
9. Angel: Smile Time (Story by)
10. Angel: A Hole in the World
11. Angel: Not Fade Away

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Welcome to the Hellmouth
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Harvest
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Nightmares (Story by)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Story by)
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Prophecy Girl
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: When She Was Bad
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: School Hard (Story by)
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lie to Me
9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Innocence
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Becoming (Part 1)
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Becoming (Part 2)
12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Anne
13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Amends
14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Doppelgangland
15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Graduation Day (Part 1)
16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Graduation Day (Part 2)
17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Freshman
18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush
19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Who Are You?
20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Restless
21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Family
22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Body
23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift
24. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling
25. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lessons
26. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen

Films

1. Alien: Resurrection
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Comics

1. Angel: After the Fall 1
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol 3 1

Notes & Trivia

• Joss Whedon is the brother of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-creator Jed Whedon.

• Joss Whedon is the brother-in-law of producer, writer and actress Maurissa Tancharoen.

External Links

• Joss Whedon at AMG
• Joss Whedon at MDP
• Joss Whedon at IMDB
• Joss Whedon at Wikipedia
• Joss Whedon at Buffyverse
• Joss Whedon at Xenopedia
• Joss Whedon at the Horror House
• Joss Whedon at the Dark Horse Database

References

Dollhouse Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Dollhouse franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Dollhouse crew members category.

Firefly Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Firefly franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Firefly crew members category.