Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Writer, Producer, Director |
Birth Day | April 23, 1971 |
Birth Place | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Age | 52 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Occupation | Television producer, television writer, novelist |
Spouse(s) | Andrea Troyer |
Children | 2 |
Net worth
D. B. Weiss, a highly esteemed writer, producer, and director in the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With his remarkable creative talent and contributions to the entertainment industry, Weiss has garnered immense fame and fortune. He is widely recognized for his exceptional work on acclaimed projects, most notably as one of the masterminds behind the highly successful television series Game of Thrones. As he continues to excel in his career, it is no surprise that his net worth is projected to remain substantial in the coming years.
Biography/Timeline
Weiss worked as personal assistant on films such as The Viking Sagas for New Line Cinema. For a brief period, Weiss also worked as a personal assistant for musician Glenn Frey. Weiss went to Dublin in 1995 to study Anglo-Irish literature and met David Benioff, the Screenwriter of Troy. Three years later they met again in Santa Monica, California around 1998.
Weiss's 2003 debut novel, Lucky Wander Boy, is themed around video games. In 2006, Weiss said he had a second novel finished that "needs a second draft". That same year, Weiss completed a screenplay for a film adaptation of the video game series Halo, based on a script written by Alex Garland. However, Director Neill Blomkamp declared the project dead in late 2007.
Weiss also worked on a script for a prequel to I Am Legend. However, in May 2011, Director Francis Lawrence stated that he did not think the prequel was ever going to happen.
On July 19, 2017, Weiss announced that he and Benioff are going to begin production on another HBO series, titled Confederate, after the final season of Game of Thrones. Weiss and Benioff said, "We have discussed Confederate for years, originally as a concept for a feature film - But our experience on Thrones has convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO."
On February 6, 2018, Disney announced that both Weiss and Benioff will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films after the finale season of Game of Thrones is completed in 2019.