LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: David Benioff attends the 20th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI)
David Benioff
David Friedman, known professionally as David Benioff, is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of books, A Song of Ice and Fire.
David Friedman, known professionally as David Benioff, is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of books, A Song of Ice and Fire.
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