Allan Heinberg
Allan Heinberg | |
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![]() Allan Heinberg at Belmont University in 2017 | |
Born | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | June 29, 1967
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
Allan Heinberg (born June 29, 1967) is an American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer.
Heinberg is the screenwriter of the film Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins. His television writing and producing credits include The Naked Truth, Party Of Five, Sex And The City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Looking, and Scandal. Most recently, Heinberg developed, wrote, and ran ABC’s The Catch, starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause. For Marvel Comics, Heinberg created and wrote Young Avengers and its sequel, Avengers: The Children’s Crusade with co-creator/artist Jim Cheung. For DC Comics, Heinberg co-wrote JLA: Crisis Of Conscience with Geoff Johns (art by Chris Batista), and re-launched Wonder Woman with artists Terry and Rachel Dodson.
Early life
Heinberg was born to a Jewish family[1] and is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Yale University class of 1989. He was in Morse College. Heinberg acted in the Broadway cast of Laughter on the 23rd Floor and appeared off-Broadway in Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh and the Vineyard Theatre's production of Bob Merrill's Hannah...1939 starring Julie Wilson.[2]
Career
Comics
Heinberg's Young Avengers was a sales success and fan favorite for Marvel Comics. The series also gained favorable press for its inclusions of two gay characters, Wiccan and the alien Hulkling. Heinberg himself is openly gay.[3][4] He returned to write for the Young Avengers during the Children's Crusade storyline.
After co-writing a 5-issue arc of DC Comics's JLA with Geoff Johns, Heinberg and artist Terry Dodson relaunched Wonder Woman following the "Infinite Crisis" mini-series.
TV
On television, Heinberg worked on The Naked Truth, Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Looking, Scandal and The Catch, and served as Executive Producer of The CW's pilot for their Wonder Woman origin series Amazon in 2012, but the pilot was not picked up to series.[5]
Movies
Heinberg wrote the screenplay for the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman, as well as co-wrote the story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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2006 | Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart | Consulting producer | TV movie |
Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure | |||
Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart | |||
2007 | Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts | Co-executive producer | |
Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine | |||
2012 | Blue Like Jazz | Special thanks | |
2017 | Playing It Straight | Very special thanks | Short film |
Thirst | Special thanks | ||
Wonder Woman | Screenplay, story | Co-wrote story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs |
Television
Year | Film | Credit |
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1997-1998 | The Naked Truth | Written by |
1998-2000 | Party of Five | Story editor, written by, story by, co-producer, producer |
2000-2002 | Sex and the City | Creative consultant, written by, supervising producer |
2000 | Grosse Pointe | Creative consultant |
2002 | Gilmore Girls | Written by |
2003-2005 | The O.C. | Co-executive producer, executive consultant, written by, story by |
2006-2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Executive producer, co-executive producer, written by, consulting producer |
2014 | Looking | Written by |
2014-2015 | Scandal | Co-executive producer, written by |
2016-2017 | The Catch | Developed by, executive producer, written by |
Video Games
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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2013 | Marvel Heroes | Characters created by, uncredited | Characters: Katherine "Kate" Bishop/Hawkeye and William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan |
2016 | Lego Marvel's Avengers | Characters: Katherine "Kate" Bishop/Hawkeye, William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan, Dorrek VIII/Theodore "Teddy" Altman/Hulkling and Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd/Speed |
References
- ^ Bloom, Nate (June 1, 2017). "Jews in the Newz". American Israelite.
- ^ "'Sex and the City' writer to be guest at master's tea". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. 2004-11-05. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ "Young love?". The Advocate. 2005-05-24. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ Figuracion, Neil (2005-11-04). "Who The #*&% Is Allan Heinberg? - Part 3". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (2012-11-29). "The CW's 'Wonder Woman' pilot gets a twist: No more Diana Prince?". Archived from the original on 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ "Warner Bros. Pictures brings Hero's and Magic".
External links
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