Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon

Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon ( /ˈwiːdən/; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, film and television producer, director, comic book author, composer, and actor. He is also the 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 (1997–2003), Angel (1999–2004), Firefly (2002) and its follow up film Serenity (2005), and Dollhouse (2009–2010), as well as the web-series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008). Whedon also co-wrote Toy Story (1995), co-wrote and produced the horror film The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's The Avengers (2012), the third highest-grossing film of all time.

He is also notable for his work in the comic books Astonishing X-Men, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Angel: After the Fall, and Runaways and his collaboration on online media. Many of Whedon's projects have cult status.