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For other people named David Weiss, see David Weiss (disambiguation).

David N. Weiss is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the screenwriter of All Dogs Go to Heaven and Rock-a-Doodle and co-writer of The Rugrats Movie, Shrek 2, Clockstoppers, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, The Smurfs, its sequel, and Disenchanted with writing partner, J. David Stem. He has also written for television shows such as Mission Hill, Cybill, and Roundhouse.

Early life

Weiss grew up in Ventura, California.[1][2] Weiss was raised in a Reform Jewish household and converted to Christianity as a teenager. He reverted back to Judaism in adulthood after meeting observant Jews while in Ireland.[3][4]

Career

Weiss wrote and directed several award-winning shorts and wrote the screenplay for the MGM classic, All Dogs Go to Heaven. With his writing partner, J. David Stem, Weiss served as a head writer for Rugrats and wrote the holiday special A Rugrats Chanukah.[5]

In 2005, Weiss was elected vice president of the Writers Guild of America, West.[1] In 2009, after serving two terms as vice president, Weiss was elected secretary-treasurer of the Writers Guild of America, West.[6]

Weiss has also written three books for children, including Kay Thompson‘s bestseller, Eloise in Hollywood (with Stem, for Simon & Schuster). He is a patron of the Insight Film Festival.[7] He has taught at the Ma’aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts in Jerusalem, Israel.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Credits Notes
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Screenplay by
Story by 		Story with Don Bluth, Ken Cromar, Gary Goldman, Larry Leker, Linda Miller, Monica Parker, John Pomeroy, Guy Schulman and David J. Steinberg
1991 Rock-A-Doodle Screenplay by
Story by 		Story with Don Bluth, John Pomeroy, David J. Steinberg, T.J. Kuenster and Gary Goldman
1998 The Rugrats Movie Written by With J. David Stem
2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Written by With J. David Stem, Jill Gorey, Barbara Herndon and Kate Boutilier
2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Screenplay by With John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk and J. David Stem
2002 Clockstoppers Screenplay by
Story by 		With Rob Hedden and J. David Stem
2004 Shrek 2 Screenplay by With Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman and J. David Stem
2005 Are We There Yet? Screenplay by With Steven Gary Banks, Claudia Grazioso and J. David Stem
2007 Daddy Day Camp Screenplay by With Geoff Rodkey and J. David Stem
2011 The Smurfs Screenplay by
Story by 		With J. David Stem, Jay Scherick and David Ronn
2013 The Smurfs 2 Screenplay by
Story by 		With J. David Stem, Jay Scherick, David Ronn and Karey Kirkpatrick
2022 Disenchanted Story by Story with J. David Stem and Richard LaGravenese

TV series

Year Title Notes
1990–1991 Carol & Company Writer (3 episodes)
1992–1993 Roundhouse Writer (24 episodes)
1996–1997 Rugrats Writer (3 episodes)
Co-producer (18 episodes)
1997–1998 Cybill Writer (3 episodes)
1999–2000 Mission Hill Writer (2 episodes)
Co-producer (6 episodes)

References

  1. ^ a b Spence, Rebecca (November 7, 2007). “Leader of Hollywood Union Strike Follows a More Traditional Script”. Forward. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Simmons, Shraga (June 6, 2004). “SHREK’S MAZEL”. KEHILLAH. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  3. ^ “Writer goes ‘From Hollywood to Holywood’“. Jews for Judaism. August 6, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Goren, Biranit (January 5, 2016). “‘Shrek 2’ Screenwriter to Trace Trek Back to Observant Judaism”. Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Brown, Hannah (April 7, 2011). “Blue And White All Over”. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Gregg (September 18, 2009). “Writers Guild of America, West Announces Final Results of 2009 Officers and Board of Directors Election”. Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  7. ^ “People”. Insight Film Festival. Retrieved May 7, 2016.