Davey Holmes
Davey Holmes | |
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 Holmes at the 2009 Writers Guild Award Ceremony | |
| Born | October 4, 1969 Massachusetts, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Get Shorty (2017–2020) Shameless (2013–2015) Pushing Daisies (2009) In Treatment (2008) Damages (2007) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Davey Holmes (born October 4, 1969 in Massachusetts) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is the creator and executive producer of the television show Get Shorty (2017–2019) on Epix.
Career[edit]
Holmes began his writing career in New York City with a production of his original play More Lies About Jerzy (2001) at the Vineyard Theatre starring Jared Harris,[1] and later productions of the play in London at the New End Theatre[2] and in Los Angeles at the Hayworth Theatre.[3]
Holmes works extensively in television. He was executive producer of the Showtime series Shameless. Other series he has written for include: In Treatment, for which he won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series in 2009;[4] Damages, for which he received a nomination for Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series in 2008;[5]Pushing Daisies; Awake; Chicago Code; 3 lbs; and Law & Order.
In 2016, Holmes created the Epix television series Get Shorty (2017–2019), inspired by the eponymous novel by Elmore Leonard;[6] he also directed episodes of the series.
In 2017, his Holmes Quality Yarns production company struck an overall long term deal with MGM Television, the studio he worked with for Get Shorty, for future works, starting with a possible series about Hunter S. Thompson,[7] though, as of 2024, no new Holmes works have been released since the 2019 completion of Get Shorty.
Personal life[edit]
Holmes married actress Sonya Walger in July 2009, residing in Los Angeles, California at that time.
Holmes played keyboards with the ska punk band, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, including on their 1989 album Devil's Night Out.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "More Lies About Jerzy". New York Daily News. 2001-01-22. p. 36. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shenton, Mark (2002-10-28). "More Lies About Jerzy | New End Theatre | Inner London". WhatsOnStage.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Foley, F. Kathleen (2010-06-04). "Theater review: 'More Lies About Jerzy' at the Hayworth Theatre". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ McNary, Dave; Littleton, Cynthia (2009-02-07). "'Milk, 'Slumdog' top WGA Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Thielman, Sam; McNary, Dave (2008-02-09). "Cody, Coen bros. top WGA Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-05-24). "'Get Shorty' TV Series Ordered By Epix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2017-10-23). "MGM Sets Overall Deal With Davey Holmes, Develops Hunter S. Thompson Bio Series". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (1990). Devil's Night Out (CD liner). Taang! Records.
External links[edit]
- Davey Holmes at IMDb
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Showrunners
- American television writers
- American male screenwriters
- 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- People from Massachusetts
- Writers from Los Angeles
- American male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- Brookline High School alumni
- Screenwriters from California