Joss Whedon

Joseph Hill Whedon, born on June 23, 1964, is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-founder of Bellwether Pictures. Whedon is best known as the creator of several popular television series, including the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the 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 series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021). Whedon began his career in sitcoms and went on to write the critically acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also co-wrote the Pixar animated film Toy Story (1995) and the science fiction horror film Alien Resurrection (1997).