Jeff Davis Biography

Fast Facts

• He graduated from Vassar College with a degree in film and earned a master's degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California
• Quote: "(On fans' negative expectations for his MTV series "Teen Wolf") "I read one Twitter post that said, 'Michael J․ Fox is rolling in his grave․' First of all, Michael J․ Fox is still alive․ And, we do pay good homage to the original movie․""
• Quote: "(On when to give up in the face of rejection as a writer) "Never․ Not if you truly want a career in this business․ Van Gogh never sold a painting in his life․""
• Quote: "(On the most challenging aspects of each show) "Bureaucracy and politics․ A TV show is a multi-million dollar enterprise with the potential to yield hundreds of millions of dollars in profit․ That creates a lot of fear and panic․""
• Quote: "(On the werewolves' appearance in "Teen Wolf") "We still think about it․ We still obsess about it, and we're still ever-perfecting it․ We're known to grab the scissors out of the make-up artist's hands and start doing it ourselves․""
• Quote: "(On whether aspiring writers should have a plan for a backup career) "There is no motivation like starvation․ I believe that this is an all-or-nothing business․""
• A script he sold to CBS-TV in 2003 became the series "Criminal Minds․"