Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Wesleyan University
- Awards
- 🏆 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
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1964
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