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Dean Devlin

Birth Name:
Dean Devlin
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Actor, Writer, Director, Assistant director, Music department
Dean Devlin

Fast Facts

  • 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
  • Won a George Pal Memorial Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 1998
  • During the 1980s, he appeared in a number of television shows and films as an actor, often playing characters in their teens
  • Quote: "The independents will save the movie business․ We don't over-manage projects like the studios do․"
  • 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․"
  • 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
  • Commissioned the development of the multi-player online video game "Independence Day․"
  • 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

Awards

  • 1995Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1996Universe Reader's Choice Award - Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1996Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Nominated
  • 1997Saturn Award - Best Writer:Nominated
  • 1997Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture:Nominated
  • 1997Razzie Award - Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million:Nominated
  • 1998Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Winner
  • 1999Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
  • 1999Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
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