Dwayne McDuffie
- January 11, 2024
- Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Dwayne McDuffie |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 20, 1962(1962-02-20) |
| Age | 62 |
| Date Of Death | February 21, 2011, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA |
| Birthplace | Detroit |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Dwayne McDuffie Biography
| Birthday | Feb 20 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
Dwayne McDuffie is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on February 20, 1962 in Detroit, United States. Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962 – February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited and Ben 10, and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and- operated comic-book company Milestone Media.
Milestone, whose characters include the African-American Static, Icon, and Hardware; the Asian-American Xombi, and the multi-ethnic superhero group the Blood Syndicate, which include Black, Asian and Latino men and women, debuted its titles in 1993 through a distribution deal with DC Comics. Serving as editor-in-chief, McDuffie created or co-created many characters, including Static.
He married comic book and animation-TV writer Charlotte Fullerton in 2009.
In the 2011 Static Shock comics series, Virgil Hawkins’ new high school is named after McDuffie.
After becoming an editor at Marvel, McDuffie submitted a spoof proposal for a comic entitled Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers in response to Marvel’s treatment of its black characters. Becoming a freelancer in 1990, McDuffie wrote for dozens of various comics titles for Marvel, DC Comics, and Archie Comics. In addition, he wrote Monster in My Pocket for Harvey Comics editor Sid Jacobson, whom he cites on his website as having taught him everything he knows. In early 1991, he divorced his first wife, Patricia D. Younger, in Seminole County, Florida.
Dwayne McDuffie Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dwayne McDuffie is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dwayne McDuffie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
McDuffie was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Leroy McDuffie and Edna (Hawkins) McDuffie Gardner. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan in 1983, then earning a master’s degree in physics. He then moved to New York to attend film school at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While McDuffie was working as a copy editor at the business magazine Investment Dealers’ Digest, a friend got him an interview for an assistant editor position at Marvel Comics. Posthumously, comedian Keegan-Michael Key discovered he was Dwayne McDuffie’s biological half-brother, by their father.
In the early 1990s, wanting to express a multicultural sensibility that he felt was missing in comic books, McDuffie and three partners founded Milestone Media, which The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, Ohio, described in 2000 as “the industry’s most successful minority-owned-and operated comic company.” McDuffie explained:
In 2007, McDuffie wrote several issues of Firestorm for DC Comics, starting in January through to its cancellation. Later that year, he became the regular writer on Fantastic Four, scripting issues #542–553 (cover-dated Dec. 2006 March 2008). As well, he wrote Justice League of America vol. 2, writing virtually every issue from #13–34 (Nov. 2007 – Aug. 2009). He was fired from that series following a Lying in the Gutters compilation of his frank answers to fans about the creative process.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6' 5” |
| Weight | 85 kg |
Dwayne McDuffie height 6' 5” Dylan weight 85 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Dwayne McDuffie Dating?
According to our records, Dwayne McDuffie married to Charlotte Fullerton. As of December 1, 2023, Dwayne McDuffie’s is not dating anyone.
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McDuffie wrote a number of direct-to-DVD animated films featuring DC Comics characters – including Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Justice League: Doom. He scripted the direct-to-DVD adaptation of All-Star Superman, which was released one day after his death. Justice League: Doom was released posthumously in 2012.
Facts & Trivia
Dylan Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dwayne McDuffie celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.
In 2015, the Long Beach Comic Expo gave out the first Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. It has since become an annual event for the expo.
What is Dwayne McDuffie famous for?
McDuffie was best known as a founder of Milestone Media , described by The Plain Dealer of Cleveland in 2000 as “the industry’s most successful minority- owned-and-operated comic company.” An independent company whose work is distributed by DC Comics, Milestone produces comics with ethnically diverse casts.
Is Dwayne McDuffie death?
February 21, 2011
Did Dwayne McDuffie have kids?
Born Dwayne Glenn McDuffie on February 20, 1962, in Detroit, MI; married Patricia Younger, 1990; children: Angel, Avshalom.
How old is Dwayne McDuffie?
49 years (1962–2011)
Why was Dwayne McDuffie fired from Justice League?
When someone on his message board asked why he had been removed from the book, Duffie said that he was fired for being a little too open with fans : Nope, it was my own doing. I was fired when “Lying in the Gutters” ran a compilation of two years or so of my answers to fans’ questions on the DC Comics discussion boards.