David Greenwalt facts for kids

David Greenwalt (born October 16, 1949) is an American writer, director, and producer for television and movies. He is known for creating exciting supernatural and fantasy shows.

He helped create the popular TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off show, Angel. He also co-created the unique TV show Profit. Later, he helped create the NBC supernatural drama Grimm, which was also very popular.

David Greenwalt's Early Life and Education

David Greenwalt was born and grew up in West Los Angeles, California. He went to several colleges, including Los Angeles City College and California State University, Northridge. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands. His studies focused on drama, English, and education.

David Greenwalt's TV Shows and Movies

David Greenwalt has worked on many different TV shows and movies. He often writes the stories, directs the episodes, or helps produce the entire show.

Working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

David Greenwalt was a co-executive producer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This means he was one of the main people in charge of making the show. He worked on Buffy for its first three seasons. He was then promoted to executive producer, taking on even more responsibility.

He left Buffy after the third season to help create the spin-off series Angel with Joss Whedon. Even after leaving, he was still listed as a consulting producer for a few more seasons. This meant he gave advice but didn't write or direct new episodes.

Here are some Buffy episodes he worked on:

• 1x04 "Teacher's Pet" (writer)
• 1x07 "Angel" (writer)
• 1x10 "Nightmares" (teleplay; story with Joss Whedon)
• 2x03 "School Hard" (teleplay and story; story by Joss Whedon)
• 2x05 "Reptile Boy" (writer and director)
• 2x11 "Ted" (co-writer; with Joss Whedon)
• 2x12 "Bad Eggs" (director)
• 3x03 "Faith, Hope & Trick" (writer)
• 3x05 "Homecoming" (writer and director)
• 3x09 "The Wish" (director)

Creating the Spin-off Angel

David Greenwalt was an executive producer and the showrunner for the first three seasons of Angel. A showrunner is the person who manages the daily production of a TV series. They oversee everything from writing to filming.

He left the main staff after the third season to work on other projects. He was still a consulting producer for the last two seasons, offering guidance. He even came back in the fifth season to direct one episode.

Here are some Angel episodes he worked on:

• 1x01 "City Of" (co-writer; with Joss Whedon)
• 1x04 "I Fall to Pieces" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon)
• 1x05 "Rm w/a Vu" (story; teleplay and story by Jane Espenson)
• 1x08 "I Will Remember You" (co-writer; with Jeannine Renshaw)
• 1x13 "She" (co-writer and director; with Marti Noxon)
• 1x14 "I've Got You Under My Skin" (story; teleplay and story by Jeannine Renshaw)
• 1x22 "To Shanshu in L.A." (writer and director)
• 2x01 "Judgment" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon)
• 2x05 "Dear Boy" (writer and director)
• 2x09 "The Trial" (story; teleplay by Doug Petrie and Tim Minear)
• 2x13 "Happy Anniversary" (teleplay and story; story with Joss Whedon)
• 2x18 "Dead End" (writer)
• 2x22 "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" (writer and director)
• 3x01 "Heartthrob" (writer and director)
• 3x07 "Offspring" (writer)
• 3x16 "Sleep Tight" (writer)
• 3x22 "Tomorrow" (writer and director)
• 5x20 "The Girl in Question" (director)

The Vampire Detective Show Moonlight

In 2007, David Greenwalt was set to be an executive producer and showrunner for a new vampire detective show called Moonlight. However, he had to leave the show before it started due to health reasons. Even so, another producer, Joel Silver, said that Greenwalt's ideas and hard work helped shape the series from the beginning.

Co-creating the Supernatural Drama Grimm

David Greenwalt is also the co-creator and executive producer of the TV show Grimm. He worked on this show with Jim Kouf, another writer he had worked with on Angel. Grimm is a supernatural drama where characters from fairy tales come to life.

Here are some Grimm episodes he worked on:

• 1x01 "Pilot" (teleplay and story; story with Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter; teleplay with Jim Kouf)
• 1x02 "Bears Will Be Bears" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 1x05 "Danse Macabre" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 1x13 "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 1x15 "Island of Dreams" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 1x20 "Happily Ever Aftermath" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 1x22 "Woman in Black" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x01 "Bad Teeth" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x02 "The Kiss" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x12 "Season of the Hexenbiest" (teleplay; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x13 "Face Off" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x18 "Volcanalis" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x21 "The Waking Dead" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 2x22 "Goodnight, Sweet Grimm" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 3x01 "The Ungrateful Dead" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 3x02 "PTZD" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 3x12 "The Wild Hunt" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 3x13 "Revelation" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 3x19 "Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 3x22 "Blond Ambition" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 4x01 "Thanks for the Memories" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 4x02 "Octopus Head" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 4x10 "Tribunal" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 4x12 "Maréchaussée" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 4x19 "Iron Hans" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 4x21 "Headache" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 5x01 "The Grimm Identity" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 5x06 "Wesen Nacht" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 5x12 "Into the Schwarzwald" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 5x16 "The Believer" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 5x21 "Set Up" (director, co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 6x01 "Fugitive" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 6x02 "Trust Me Knot" (co-writer; with Jim Kouf)
• 6x12 "Zerstörer Shrugged" (story; with Jim Kouf)
• 6x13 "The End" (director, co-writer; with Jim Kouf)

Fun Facts About David Greenwalt

• After David Greenwalt left Angel to work on Jake 2.0, both shows ended up airing at the same time on different TV channels. They were both cancelled at the end of that season.
• In a Superman comic book (#180), there's a bottle of blood in Dracula's cellar labeled "Mr. David Greenwalt - 1949-1999". This was a fun inside joke! Joss Whedon, who worked with Greenwalt on Buffy and Angel, was one of the people who helped create that comic.

List of David Greenwalt's Projects

Here is a list of some of the movies and TV shows David Greenwalt has worked on:

• Wacko (with Jim Kouf, Dana Olsen and Michael Spound) (1982)
• Utilities (with Jim Kouf) (1983)
• Class (with Jim Kouf) (1983)
• American Dreamer (with Jim Kouf) (1984)
• Secret Admirer (with Jim Kouf) (1985)
• Help Wanted: Kids (1986) (TV) (director only)
• Double Switch (1987) (TV) (director only)
• Rude Awakening (1989) (co-director only, with Aaron Russo)
• Shannon's Deal (1990) (TV)
• Exile (1990) (TV) (director only)
• The Wonder Years (1991–1992) (TV)
• Doogie Howser M.D. (1992) (TV)
• The Commish (1993–1995) (TV)
• Profit (1996) (TV)
• The X-Files (1997) (TV)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–1998)
• Angel (1999–2004) (TV) (also co-creator)
• Miracles (2003) (TV)
• Jake 2.0 (2003) (TV)
• Surface (2005) (TV)
• Eureka (2006) (TV) (consulting producer only)
• Kidnapped (2006) (TV)
• Moonlight (2007) (TV)
• In Plain Sight (2010) (TV) (consulting producer only)
• Grimm (2011–2017) (TV) (also co-creator)