David N. Weiss is an American writer and labor leader. He is a screenwriter of films, including Shrek 2, Clockstoppers, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, and has also written for television shows such as Mission Hill. He has a son named Samuel and a daughter named Hannah; his wife is named Eliana.
He travels around the world to speak about his life.
He and his family live in Los Angeles, California.
In 2005, he was elected vice-president of the Writers Guild of America, West.
He is sometimes credited as David Weiss.
He was a former Reform Jew who converted to Christianity, and became a born-again Christian, and a Presbyterian youth worker, he later became a Modern Orthodox Jew, after first meeting an Orthodox Jew.[1][2] Weiss’s first project after coming back to Judaism was the one of which he said he is most proud: the Rugrats Hanukkah special, which continues to be aired each year come December.[1]
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External links
- ‘Shrek 2’ Writer Gets His Happy Ending, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Gaby Wenig, July 2, 2004.
- Jewish Impact Films
- David N. Weiss at the Internet Movie Database
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