David Benioff

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Benioff
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Sep 25, 1970(1970-09-25)
Age	54
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

David Benioff Biography

David Benioff is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on September 25, 1970 in New York, United States. American screenwriter, novelist, as well as a TV director who famously co-created the popular HBO series Game of Thrones.

He wrote the script for the TV game show Game of Thrones, which featured actor He wrote for the show Game of Thrones, which starred actor Peter Dinklage…

Benioff was born David Friedman in New York City, to a Jewish family who emigrated from Austria, Romania, Germany, Poland and Russia. He is the son of Barbara (Benioff) and Stephen Friedman, who is a former head of Goldman Sachs. He is a distant cousin of Salesforce founder Marc Benioff. As an adult, he uses the last name Benioff, his mother’s maiden name, to avoid confusion with other writers named David Friedman. He is the youngest of three children; his sisters are Suzy and Caroline. and grew up in Manhattan, first in Peter Cooper Village, then on 86th Street where he spent most of his childhood, before eventually moving near the U.N. headquarters when he was 16.

Benioff is an alumnus of The Collegiate School and of Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Alpha Fraternity and the Sphinx Senior Society. After graduating in 1992, he worked in a number of jobs: for a time as a club bouncer in San Francisco, and as a high school English teacher at Poly Prep in Brooklyn, New York City for two years, where he served as the school’s wrestling coach.

He was married to actor He married actress Amanda Peet in 2006. The couple had three children: Frances, Molly and Henry. in the year 2006. They had 3 children together: Frances, Molly and Henry.

David Benioff Net Worth

David Benioff is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Benioff 's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The name he changed from Friedman and changed it to Benioff.

The screenplay was written by him Troy (2009) and also the screenplay to The Kite Runner (2007).

David Benioff (/ˈ b ɛ n i ɒ f / ; né Friedman /ˈ f r iː d m ə n / ; born September 25, 1970) is an American screenwriter and television producer, writer, and director. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best- known as co-creator, showrunner, and writer of Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of books A Song of Ice and Fire. He is also known for writing Troy (2004) and co-writing X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).

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Benioff spent two years writing his first published novel The 25th Hour, originally titled Fireman Down, and completed the book as his thesis for his master’s degree at Irvine. He was asked to adapt the book into a screenplay after Tobey Maguire read a preliminary trade copy and became interested in making a film of the book. The film adaptation, titled 25th Hour and starring Edward Norton, was directed by Spike Lee. Benioff then wrote a collection of short stories titled When the Nines Roll Over (And Other Stories) (2004).

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Benioff celebrates birthday on September 25 of every year.

In 2006, Benioff became interested in adapting George R.R. Martin’s novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and began working with D. B. Weiss on a proposed television series, Game of Thrones. The pilot, “Winter Is Coming”, was put into development by HBO in 2007 and the series greenlit in 2010. Benioff and Weiss acted as the executive producers, showrunners, and writers of the show, which began airing on HBO in 2011. Benioff and Weiss had previously worked together on a script for a horror film titled The Headmaster, but it was never made.

What happened to Weiss and Benioff?

Weiss and Benioff have since signed an overall deal with Netflix to develop multiple projects. They executive produced series The Chair and are currently filming The Three-Body Problem sci-fi show in London. Weiss also wrote the screenplay for Metal Lords, as shown in EW’s first-look photos.

Why did David Benioff change his name?

As an adult, he began using the pen name Jacqueline Benioff when his first novel was published in 2001. Benioff is his mother’s maiden name. He explained that he did this to avoid confusion with other writers named David.

What happened to D and D after Game of Thrones?

On February 6, 2018, Disney announced that Weiss and Benioff would write and produce a new series of Star Wars films after the last season of Game of Thrones ended in 2019. Toward the end of the last season, a petition to HBO was started on Change.org.

What happened to the Game of Thrones showrunners?

Weiss, the creators and showrunners of HBO’s Game of Thrones, have a new project in the works with Netflix that will see the duo team up with actor Hugh Jackman to executive produce an adaptation of the 2018 novel The Overstory.

Why did they cut Game of Thrones short?

“Dan and Dave were tired, rightfully so,” explained Haas. “They were done, and wanted to move on , so they cut it short and then negotiations became, how many seasons can we stretch this out?