David Simon
Birth Name:
David Judah Simon
Birth Place:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- For "The Wire," he was nominated for an award for individual achievement in drama from the Television Critics Association in 2008
- Attended the University of Maryland, College Park and wrote for "The Diamondback" until he graduated
- Began his television writing career as a story editor on the TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street" in 1996, which was based on his book, "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets․"
- Inspired by the Washington Post's coverage of Watergate, he became a journalist and worked as a police reporter for The Baltimore Sun, spending a career that stretched over a decade covering the crime beat
- Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Treme" and "The Wire," and writer for "Homicide: Life on the Street․"
- His realistic, detailed dramas concern the complex social issues surrounding subjects like police departments, the U․S․ Military, politics and the drug trade
- In 2012, he was the commencement speaker for the Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences
- Made cameo appearances in a number of his shows, including "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Wire․"
- Wendel Pierce, who played a character based on a Baltimore Policeman on Simon's "The Wire," went with Simon to the officer's real-life retirement party
Awards
- 1995WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Winner
- 1998PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television:Nominated
- 1999Humanitas Prize - 60 Minute Category:Winner
- 1999WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries:Winner
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie:Winner
- 2001Black Reel - Network/Cable - Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original:Winner
- 2003Edgar - Best Television Episode:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Banff Rockie Award - Best Continuing Series:Nominated
- 2007Edgar - Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay:Winner
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2008Humanitas Prize - 60 Minute Category:Nominated
- 2008INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 2008WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2008WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2009BAFTA TV Award - Best International:Nominated
- 2009OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries:Nominated
- 2009WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2009WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Adaptation:Nominated
- 2010Le Reflet d'Or - Best International Television Series:Nominated
- 2011WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2016Black Reel - Outstanding Original or Adapted Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series:Nominated
- 2016USC Scripter Award - Television:Winner
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Adapted:Nominated
- 2018WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
- 2021USC Scripter Award - Television:Nominated
- 2022HCA Award - Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie:Nominated