Andy Greenwald

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Andy Greenwald (born May 19, 1977) is an American author, critic, podcaster,[1] screenwriter, and television producer.[2][3]

Life and career

Greenwald grew up in Philadelphia and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Friends' Central School in Philadelphia and Brown University in Providence.[4] He is married to an attorney and has two daughters.[5][6] Greenwald made a Twin Peaks fanzine in middle school.[7]

Greenwald was a senior contributing writer at Spin, and has also written for such publications as The Washington Post, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice, MTV Magazine, Complex, and Magnet.[8] He is the author of the books Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo[9] and Miss Misery: A Novel.[4]

From 2011 to 2015, he was a staff writer and principal TV writer for Bill Simmons' ESPN website Grantland.[10] During his time at Grantland, he began podcasting with his best friend and pop culture writer Chris Ryan,[11] hosting both the Andy Greenwald Podcast and the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast. Once Grantland closed and Simmons started The Ringer in Los Angeles, both Greenwald and Ryan began co-hosting The Watch on the new site's podcast network.[12] In 2016, he and Ryan began hosting the Game of Thrones aftershow After the Thrones on HBO, as well as the Mr Robot aftershow Hacking Robot on USA Network.[8]

Beginning in 2016, Greenwald worked as a screenwriter on the superhero TV show Legion.[3] In 2018, Greenwald and Sam Esmail's adaptation of the Ross Thomas book Briarpatch was ordered to series on USA Network.[13] Greenwald was both a writer and executive producer on the show, which starred Rosario Dawson.[14] The show was cancelled after one season.[15]

It was reported that Greenwald was part of a writer's room for a new Star Wars project.[16] In late 2024, Greenwald joined the writer's room for HBO's upcoming live-action Harry Potter television series adaptation.[17]

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