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David Simkins

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David Simkins
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Occupation(s)screenwriter, film producer
TelevisionAdventures in Babysitting
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Warehouse 13
Websitedavidsimkinsmw.com

David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987.[1] He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, Blade: The Series, Dark Angel and Warehouse 13.[2]

Early life and education

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Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana.[1] He attended Clay High School, where, in 1973, he start being active in the production of the Junior Achievement-sponsored comedy series Beyond Our Control.[1] Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV.[1] After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982.[1]

Career

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He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts.[1] Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget."[1] He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures.[1]

He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994).[1]

In 2022, Simkins was hired as coordinator and facilitator for the "Study Away: LA" program, a semester internship program for Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation (SOFA).[3]

Filmography

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The projects[4] that Simkins has been involved with include:

Year Title Details Role
1983 Deadly Force Film
  • Production assistant
1984 Children of the Corn Film
  • Production assistant
1987 Watching TV Series Studio vision
1987 Adventures in Babysitting Film
  • Writer
1993 Micky Love TV Movie Technical adviser
1993 – 1994 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. TV Movie Producer
1993 – 1995 The Krypton Factor TV Series Technical supervisor
1995 – 1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV Series
  • Writer
  • Creativity Consultant
1997 – 1998 Spy Game TV Series
  • Writer
  • Supervising producer
1998 Mercy Point TV Series
  • Writer
  • executive producer
1998 – 1999 Vengeance Unlimited TV Series
  • Creator and Writer
  • Co-executive producer
  • Executive consultant
1999 – 2004 Charmed TV Series
  • Writer and teleplay
  • Consulting and co-executive producer
2000 The Wonderful World of Disney TV Series
  • Teleplay
2000 – 2001 FreakyLinks TV Series
  • writer
  • executive and co-executive producer
2001 Dark Angel TV Series
  • Writer
  • Consulting producer
2001 – 2002 Roswell TV Series
  • Writer
  • Consulting producer
2002 Angel TV Series
  • producers' assistant
  • showrunner (uncredited) and co-executive producer
2006 Blade: The Series TV Series
  • Writer
  • Executive producer
2006 The Book of Daniel TV Series Co-executive producer
2007 The Dresden Files[5] TV Series
  • Writer
  • Executive and consulting producer
2008 Alien Raiders Film Writer
2010 Warehouse 13[2] TV Series
  • Teleplay writer
  • Executive producer[6][7]
2010 – 2011 Human Target TV Series
  • writer
  • co-executive producer
2012 Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope Short Creative consultant
2012 Grimm TV Series
  • Writer
  • co-executive producer
2014 Graceland TV Series
  • Writer
  • Co-executive producer
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles TV Mini Series
  • Story writer
  • Supervising producer
2016 Powers TV Series
  • Writer
  • Co-executive producer
2016 Adventures in Babysitting TV Movie
  • Writer
  • Story
  • co-producer
2018 Deprivers (in development[8]) TV Series Writer[9]
2019 Wu Assassins TV Series
  • Writer
  • Co-executive producer[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bonfiglio, Jeremy D. (21 January 2007). "The cat herder". The South Bend Tribune. The South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Frankel, Daniel (19 September 2008). "Sci Fi stocks 'Warehouse'". Daily Variety. p. 3.
  3. ^ Swartenberg, Felicia (12 November 2023). "Film and animation students spend the semester in Los Angeles". Rochester Institute of Technology (www.rit.edu). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ "David Simkins (I)". IMBd (www.imdb.com). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. ^ Lowry, Brian (18 January 2007). "The Dresden Files". Daily Variety. p. 8.
  6. ^ Dawn, Randee (6 July 2009). "Warehouse 13 — TV Review". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ^ "First Look: Steampunk Gadgets Go Wild in "Warehouse 13"". Wired (www.wired.com). 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Deprivers". IMBd (www.imdb.com). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (29 May 2018). "MarVista Entertainment Inks Production Agreement With Robyn Snyder's Front Row Films; Sets 15 Projects In Development". Deadline (www.deadline.com). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ Clarke, Kristyn (13 August 2019). "WU Assassins: Behind the Fight". Age of the Nerd (www.ageofthenerd.com). Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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