Name Jeff Davis Role Writer | ||
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Born June 13, 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-06-13 ) Milford, Connecticut, United States Occupation Writer, television producer Education Vassar College, University of Southern California Similar People Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin, Dylan Sprayberry, Holland Roden | ||
TV shows Teen Wolf, Criminal Minds | ||
Jeff Davis (born June 13, 1975) is an American writer and television producer. He is best known for creating the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds and MTV's Teen Wolf, a television series reboot of the 1985 film of the same name.
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Early life
Jeff Davis was born in Milford, Connecticut. He graduated from Vassar College with a degree in film and he then went on to receive a master's degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California. Davis worked as a script reader, editorial assistant, writer for computer software manuals and computer support specialist in Los Angeles while struggling to sell his own writing.
Career
In 2003, Davis sold a script to CBS Television that eventually became the hit series Criminal Minds. He served as co-executive producer during the first season of the show.
In 2011, Davis began talks with MTV about a reboot of the Michael J. Fox '80s comedy Teen Wolf. He says he jumped at the project due to his love of the horror genre. He notes among his influences writers Stephen King and Thomas Harris. Davis has also stated that he is a fan of The X-Files, Cheers, and Moonlighting. As executive producer, head writer and show creator, Jeff Davis is the creative force behind MTV's Teen Wolf.
Before Teen Wolf was officially set to film in Los Angeles after the second season ended, Davis split his time between Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia where he filmed the show. Davis sold a series adaption of the Swedish horror film Låt den rätte komma in, for US Television A&E. The script was then order to pilot at TNT. The pilot was shot in Vancouver, but ultimately TNT decided not to proceed with a series.
Personal life
Davis is openly gay.