Greg Berlanti Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for "Eli Stone" in 2009
• Received his second Writers Guild of America Award nomination for "Political Animals" in 2013
• Was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for "Political Animals" in 2013
• Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in writing
• Wrote and directed his first film, the 2000 gay comedy "The Broken Hearts Club," when he was 26
• Quote: "So many superheroes are of this world - but not․ There's a real hint of melancholy that no matter what you do, you can save this world and you'll still never totally be a part of it․ You'll always be one step removed․"
• Quote: "The thing I always really identified with about comic books - and only years later realized that it had to do with my sexuality - was that they were outsiders but could look and seem like they were 'normal' but yet they harbored this secret․"
• Quote: "[on superhero stories] "I think finding ways to ground the characters is important․ You have to always try to think about them like real people first, and not just heroes․ They have to be real characters․""
• Best known as a producer, director and writer who has worked on "Green Lantern," "Arrow," "Political Animals," "Brothers and Sisters" and "Dawson's Creek․"