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David Judah Simon is an American author, journalist, and television writer and producer best known for his work on The Wire. 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 Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–99), on which Simon served as a writer and producer. Simon adapted the latter book into the HBO mini-series The Corner (2000).
Born
Friday, 13 May 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Body Parts | Self | 2023 |
| We Own This City | Hack Reporter | 2022 |
| The King | Self | 2018 |
| Ugly Delicious | Self | 2018 |
| The Men in Blazers Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Drunk History | Self | 2013 |
| The Big Interview with Dan Rather | Self | 2013 |
| Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams | Himself | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| We Own This City | 2022 |
| The Plot Against America | 2020 |
| The Deuce | 2017 |
| Show Me a Hero | 2015 |
| Treme | 2010 |
| Generation Kill | 2008 |
| The Wire | 2002 |
| The Corner | 2000 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1993 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Won |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
