David Simon
Writing
February 9, 1960 (66 years old)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
13
Acting Credits
Biography
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–2008). He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–1995), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), on which Simon served as a writer...
Known For
Filmography
Sex on Screen
2023
as Self
4.3
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017
as Self - Writer
The Men in Blazers Show
2014
as Self
6.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
5.1
Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams
2013
as Himself
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
2012
as Self
7.1
Shadows of Liberty
2012
as Self
6.6
Making Generation Kill
2008
as Self
8.5
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self - Writer
1.5
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
7.1
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
8
Wintergasten
2007
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
8.1