David N. Weiss is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the screenwriter of All Dogs Go to Heaven and Rock-a-Doodle and co-writer of The Rugrats Movie, Shrek 2, Clockstoppers, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, The Smurfs, its sequel and Disenchanted with writing partner, J. David Stem. He has also written for television shows such as Mission Hill, Cybill, and Roundhouse.
Early life
editWeiss grew up in Ventura, California.[1][2] Weiss was raised in a Reform Jewish household and converted to Christianity as a teenager. He reverted back to Judaism in adulthood after meeting observant Jews while in Ireland.[3][4]
Career
editWeiss wrote and directed several award-winning shorts and wrote the screenplay for the MGM classic, All Dogs Go to Heaven. With his writing partner, J. David Stem, Weiss served as a head writer for Rugrats and wrote the holiday special A Rugrats Chanukah.[5]
In 2005, Weiss was elected vice president of the Writers Guild of America, West.[1] In 2009, after serving two terms as vice president, Weiss was elected secretary-treasurer of the Writers Guild of America, West.[6]
Weiss has also written three books for children, including Kay Thompson's bestseller, Eloise in Hollywood (with Stem, for Simon & Schuster). He is a patron of the Insight Film Festival.[7] He has taught at the Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts in Jerusalem, Israel.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Spence, Rebecca (November 7, 2007). "Leader of Hollywood Union Strike Follows a More Traditional Script". Forward. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ Simmons, Shraga (June 6, 2004). "SHREK'S MAZEL". KEHILLAH. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Writer goes 'From Hollywood to Holywood'". Jews for Judaism. August 6, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Goren, Biranit (January 5, 2016). "'Shrek 2' Screenwriter to Trace Trek Back to Observant Judaism". Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Brown, Hannah (April 7, 2011). "Blue And White All Over". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Gregg (September 18, 2009). "Writers Guild of America, West Announces Final Results of 2009 Officers and Board of Directors Election". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "People". Insight Film Festival. Retrieved May 7, 2016.