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Joss Whedon Biography

Joss Whedon

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Date of Birth: 1964 , June-23
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 10 Inch
Name Tina Benko
Birth Name Richard Porter "Ricky" Dillon Jr.
Mother Sandy Sabara
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Ethnicity white-American
Profession Actress
Working For Movies and TV shows
Net Worth N/A
Salary N/A
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Blonde
Affair with Emily Osment
Girlfriend Shelby Waddell
Married Not Yet
Education Carnegie Mellon School of Drama (1994)
Movies Teen Lust
TV Show Generator Rex, Father of the Pride, Easy to Assemble
Siblings Evan Sabara
Weight in KG N/A
Face Color white
Awards Nominations: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show

Quick Timeline of Joss Whedon

1964 Born in New York City, New York, USA
1997 Created TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer
2002 Created TV series Firefly
2004 Created Comic book line Astonishing X-Men
2012 Produced Cabin In The Woods
2012 Directed The Avengers
2015 Directed Avengers: Age of Ultron
2012 Directed and Produced Much Ado About Nothing

Detail Timeline of Joss Whedon

June 23 , 1964

Born in New York City, New York, USA

Multi-talented Whedon was born as Joseph HIll Whedon in New York City, New York, U.S.A to teacher and political activists Lee Sterns and TV writer Tom Whedon Both of his parents had acted in film and television previously.

1997

Created TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Whedon rose to fame after the creation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as it gained cult status among his followers. The show revolves around Buffy, a high school cheerleader who can fight off Vampires, demons and the forces of darkness.

It was well received by viewers and is among the Best TV series of all time. 

 

2002

Created TV series Firefly

In 2002, Joss Whedon created TV series Firefly under his label Mutant Enemy Productions which is a space drama that revolves humans in a new star system and adventures of the crew of a spaceship called Serenity.

2004

Created Comic book line Astonishing X-Men

Whedon created the comic book line Astonishing X-Men and illustrated by John Cassaday.

The story revolves around Marvel's characters Gambit, Iceman, Karma, Warbird, Northstar, Cecillia Reyes and Wolverine. It is a continuity of Grant Morrison's New X-Men storyline.

2012

Produced Cabin In The Woods

Cabin In The Woods is an American horror comedy that was produced by none other than Joss Whedon. It stars Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Connolly.

The movie grossed $66.5 million in the box office and was nominated for a Hugo award for Best Dramatic Presentation in Long form.

2012

Directed The Avengers

In 2012, Whedon directed the wildly successful superhero movie The Avengers Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Mark Ruffalo to name a few. 

It is based on Marvel's superhero team of the same name. 

The movie grossed a whopping $1.520 billion at the box office and became the third- highest grossing movie. 

2015

Directed Avengers: Age of Ultron

Whedon returned for the direction on the sequel of The Avengers, a superhero movie in the Marvel Universe. It featured the superhero team Avengers battling out Ultron, a menacing A.I that is set out to cause human extinction. 

The movie grossed $1.405 billion at the box office and became seventh highest grossing film worldwide.

 

2012

Directed and Produced Much Ado About Nothing

Whedon directed and produced alongside wife Kai Cole - black and white romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing based on WIlliam Shakespeare's play of the same name.

The movie grossed $5.3 million at the box office.

 

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He gained fame as the creator of the acclaimed television show Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997 - 2003) which had a cult following.  He is currently working on Agents of Shield, a fictional spy and peacekeeping agency based on Marvel Comics's SHIELD. 

He is currently 51 years old yet age hasn't stopped him from producing top notch work in his field. He is currently married to an architect and film producer Kai Cole and has two children together. They reside in Los Angeles.

Whedon's nationality is American and ethnicity is English mixed with Scottish. His net worth is estimated at staggering $100 million. 

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