Andy Greenwald | |
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| Born | May 19, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter, podcast host |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University, AB |
| Subject | Music, Television |
| Children | 2 |
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Andy Greenwald (born May 19, 1977) is an American author, critic, podcaster, [1] screenwriter, and television producer. [2] [3]
Greenwald grew up in Philadelphia and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Friends' Central School in Philadelphia and Brown University in Providence. [4] He is married to an attorney and has two daughters. [5] [6]
Greenwald was a senior contributing writer at Spin , and has also written for such publications as The Washington Post , Blender , Entertainment Weekly , The Village Voice , MTV Magazine, Complex , and Magnet . [7] He is the author of the books Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo [8] and Miss Misery: A Novel. [4]
From 2011 to 2015, he was a staff writer and principal TV writer for Bill Simmons' ESPN website Grantland . [9] During his time at Grantland, he began podcasting with his best friend and pop culture writer Chris Ryan. [10] , hosting both the Andy Greenwald Podcast and the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast. Once Grantland closed and Simmons started The Ringer in Los Angeles, both Greenwald and Ryan began co-hosting The Watch on the new site's podcast network. [11] In 2016, he and Ryan began hosting the Game of Thrones aftershow After the Thrones on HBO, as well as the Mr Robot aftershow Hacking Robot on USA Network. [7]
Beginning in 2016, Greenwald worked as a screenwriter on the superhero TV show Legion. [3] In 2018, Greenwald and Sam Esmail's adaptation of the Ross Thomas book Briarpatch was ordered to series on USA Network. [12] Greenwald is both a writer and executive producer on the show, which stars Rosario Dawson. [13] The show was cancelled after one season. [14]
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