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David Judah Simon [1] (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–08). He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City ...
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David Simon was born on 13 May 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Wire (2002), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and The Corner (2000). He has been married to Laura Lippman since 3 October 2006. They have one child.
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- May 13, 1960
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May 31, 2022 · David Simon and Ed Burns discuss the legacy of their seminal crime drama, and why the systemic decay it depicted has become only more profound. David Simon’s “The Wire” struggled to stay...
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May 3, 2024 · David Simon, American journalist, writer, and producer who was best known as the creator of the critically acclaimed television series The Wire (2002–08). He also cocreated the shows Treme (2010–13) and The Deuce (2017–19) and the miniseries We Own This City (2022). Learn more about Simon’s life and career.
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- We Own This City. Simon's most recent series, We Own This City is based on the true story of Baltimore's corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. The six-episode miniseries was hailed as David Simon's return to Baltimore, offering an even more pessimistic perspective than The Wire on the city's police culture.
- Generation Kill. The 2008 miniseries Generation Kill, created by David Simon and Ed Burns, focuses on a battalion of young soldiers during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- Treme. As Simon's first full series after The Wire, Treme was seen as a disappointment by many viewers expecting another gritty crime series. However, taken on its own terms Treme is a very enjoyable series that takes a multifaceted and often digressive approach to capturing the city of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
- The Corner. The first series David Simon created was the six-part miniseries The Corner. The series centers on drug addict Gary McCullough and his family, and includes documentary-style interviews with the real people the characters are based on.
Apr 21, 2022 · David Simon and George Pelecanos, two of the minds behind 'The Wire,' return to Baltimore for a new series based on a true story of corrupt crime fighting. Photo-illustration by Yannick Lowery...
Jul 26, 2023 · An artist gives David Simon’s breakthrough book, ‘Homicide,’ a new look. Thirty-five years after Simon embedded with Baltimore detectives for a year, a French graphic novelist publishes an...
