David Greenwalt Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama, English and Education from the University of Redlands in California
• Met his writing partner Jim Kouf at a poker game with Daniel Petrie Jr․, who became their first agent
• Quote: "Fairy tales are timeless․ Especially the ones that have been passed down․ A child relates in one way and as an adult you relate in a different way․"
• Though he left his position as head writer on "Angel" after the show's third season, he returned to direct one last episode in season five when he heard the show was canceled
• Many of the television shows he has been involved in, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Grimm," contain supernatural elements
• After leaving "Angel" to write for "Jake 2․0," both series ended up running during the same time slot on different networks during the 2003-2004 season
• His name appears on a bottle of blood in a vampire's "wine" cellar in the Superman comic number 180 due to the contributions of Joss Whedon, one of his collaborators on "Angel" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer․"