Zachary Adam Whedon (born August 14, 1979) is an American

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, and

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Early life

Whedon is from a family of writers: he is the son of screenwriter

Tom Whedon Thomas Avery Whedon (August 3, 1932 – March 23, 2016) was an American screenwriter and producer from New York known for his work on television programs such as ''The Golden Girls'', '' Benson'', ''Alice'', ''It's a Living'', and ''The Dick Cave ...

, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter/musician

Jed Whedon Jed Tucker Whedon (born July 18, 1975) is an American screenwriter and musician, and the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter Zack Whedon and of filmmaker Joss Whedon. Career ...

and producer/director/writer

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. He graduated in 2002 with a film degree from

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where he served as president of the Eclectic Society.

Career

His first professional work in television was as a production assistant on his brother Joss' series ''

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''. Whedon joined the crew of the

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western drama '' Deadwood'' as an assistant to executive producer

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for the first season in 2004. The series was created by Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Whedon returned as Milch's assistant for the second season in 2005. He also became a writer for the third and final season in 2006 when he co-wrote the episode "Amateur Night" with writer's assistant

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. Whedon and the writing staff were nominated for a

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for Outstanding Drama Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the third season. He also wrote and acted in an episode of Milch's next series ''

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''. Alongside his brothers Joss and Jed, he co-created and co-wrote the parody musical ''

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''. He has worked on the

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series ''

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'' and the

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''. In Jan 2014,

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released '' Serenity: Leaves on the Wind'', a six-issue

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series written by Whedon with art by

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that continues the story of brother Joss's cult television show ''

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'', and its subsequent film adaptation '' Serenity''. The comic is also

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by Joss Whedon and continues the story roughly 39 weeks after the events of the film. He is also a producer of the

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drama ''The Red Road'' and the AMC drama ''Halt and Catch Fire''.

Personal life

In 2012, Whedon married screenwriter and playwright Eliza Clark. The two met while writing for the TV series ''Rubicon''.

Filmography

Film

Director * '' Come and Find Me'' (2016) Writer * '' Come and Find Me'' (2016)

Television

Writer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whedon, Zack Wesleyan University alumni Living people 1979 births American television writers American male television writers American comics writers Place of birth missing (living people) American screenwriters American film directors Hugo Award-winning writers Whedon family