Dean Devlin Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a George Pal Memorial Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 1998
• Shared a Universe Reader's Choice Award from "Sci-Fi Universe Magazine" for Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture with Roland Emmerich for "Independence Day" in 1996
• During the 1980s, he appeared in a number of television shows and films as an actor, often playing characters in their teens
• Quote: "The Titanic hit the iceberg not because they could not see it coming but because they could not change direction․ Because we have the studio, we can make the shifts much more quickly․"
• Quote: "The independents will save the movie business․ We don't over-manage projects like the studios do․"
• Collaborated with director Roland Emmerich on a number of projects, producing and co-writing such films as "Stargate," "Independence Day" and "Godzilla․"
• Founded the production company Electric Entertainment
• Created the first ever movie marketing website in 1994 for "Stargate․"
• From 1999 to 2004, he worked as an advisor for ZeniMax Media, a video game company
• Commissioned the development of the multi-player online video game "Independence Day․"