Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures. He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel , Firefly and Dollhouse , as well as the short film Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog . Whedon wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's The Avengers , and co-wrote and produced the horror film The Cabin in the Woods . He is also notable for his work in film, comic books, and... online media. Many of Whedon's projects enjoy cult status. Joss Whedon was born in New York City. He has been described as the world's first third-generation TV writer, as he is the son of Tom Whedon, a screenwriter for The Electric Company in the 1970s and The Golden Girls in the 1980s, and the grandson of John Whedon, a writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 1950s. His mother, Lee Stearns, taught history at Riverdale Country School as Lee Whedon, and was an unpublished novelist.
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| Birthdate: | June 23, 1964 |
| Birthplace: | New York City |
| Age: | 47 |
| Education: | Wesleyan University, Riverdale Country School |
| Religion: | Atheism, Humanism, Secular humanism |
| Also known as: | Josh Wedon, Joss Wheadon, Джос Уедън |