Dan Angel

Dan Angel
Born	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Producer, showrunner, writer, story-editor
Known for	Sci-fi, horror, supernatural, thriller, family entertainment, movies and series
Spouse(s)	Cindy Angel

Dan Angel is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, story editor and showrunner. He has written and produced a number of television series and movies, often with his writing partner Billy Brown, including The X-Files, Goosebumps, Animorphs, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Door to Door, R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, Christmas in Canaan, R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series and Dan Vs.. His work has won numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Peabody Award recognizing his work executive producing Door to Door.^[1]^[2] and another Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series in his work on R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series.

Education and career

Born and raised in Newport Beach, California, Angel attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where he studied screenwriting and production.^[3]

Angel started his professional career in 1984, writing and producing for the Kenny Solms sketch comedy series The Homemade Comedy Special hosted by Michael J. Fox and Angie Dickinson. In 1993, Dan wrote and produced the Showtime Networks horror film John Carpenter Presents: Body Bags with his writing partner Billy Brown. The writing partners transitioned into series television, writing and story editing for the 1995–98 series run of popular children's anthology series Goosebumps based on the scary children's book series, also called Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine. Angel and Brown also wrote and story edited for the Emmy-award winning fifth season (1997–98)^[4] of The X-Files.

Dan Angel wrote, produced and created a number of thriller and family-based television series throughout the following decade, notably Animorphs (1998–99), the television series adaptation of the scholastic children's book series of the same name, the hour-long Fox network horror anthology series Night Visions (2001–02) which featured well-known directors from the genre like Tobe Hooper and Joe Dante and notable guest stars each episode, like Bill Pullman, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jack Palance and Pam Grier, and historical fantasy adventure series Young Blades (2005) based on the adventures of four young Musketeers.

In 2002, Dan produced the film adaptation of the memoir of Bill Porter, a door to door salesman with cerebral palsy. The TNT telefilm Door to Door, written by and starring William H. Macy, was nominated for multiple Golden Globes awards and with twelve nominations and six wins, the film was the most-winning program of the year at the 2003 primetime Emmys.^[5] Dan received a number of honors and awards for producing this film including a Peabody Award, a Critic's Choice Award, and an AFI Award, among multiple other nominations.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Following this success, Dan produced a number of notable telefilms, including the NAACP Image Award-winning^[9] TNT biopic about American Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story starring Cuba Gooding Jr., and Hallmark Channel's Christmas in Canaan starring country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as well as direct-to-DVD films and network television series (see section: Selected filmography), and is currently executive producer of two television series for The Hub television network, the live-action family thriller anthology series R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour and animated comedy series Dan Vs. (produced with The Simpsons production company Film Roman), both of which are in their third seasons.^[10] Dan has served as partner and Chief creative officer of The Hatchery, LLC production company since 2003.^[11]

Personal life

Angel is married to Cindy Angel. The couple lives in the Burbank area. They have three children: daughters Jessica and Nikki, and son Matt Angel (born October 23, 1990), who is an actor.

Selected filmography

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Telefilms

John Carpenter Presents: Body Bags (1993) (writer, executive producer)
Door to Door (2002) (executive producer)
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007) (writer, executive producer, producer)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story(2009) (executive producer)
Christmas in Canaan (2009) (executive producer)

Television Series

The Homemade Comedy Special (1984) (writer, producer)
Goosebumps (1995–1998) (writer, story editor)
The X-Files (1997–1998) (writer, story editor)
Animorphs (1998–1999) (writer, supervising producer)
The Fearing Mind (2000) (executive producer)
Night Visions (2001–2002) (writer, executive producer)
Young Blades (2005) (writer, executive producer)
The Zula Patrol (2005) (executive producer)
Dan Vs. (2011–2013) (executive producer)
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series (2010–present) (writer, executive producer)

Awards

Projects

Year	Film/Series	Role	Notes
1994	John Carpenter Presents: Body Bags	Writer, Executive Producer	CableACE Award for Writing a Dramatic Series for episode "Hair"
1997	Goosebumps	Writer, Story-editor	Writers Guild of America Award for Children's Script for episode "Cuckoo Clock of Doom"
1998	The X-Files	Writer, Story-editor
2002–2003	Door to Door	Executive Producer	Critic's Choice Award for Best Picture Made For Television Peabody Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Prosthetic) Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated for Humanitas Prize (2003) for 90 minutes or longer category Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
2007	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It	Writer, Producer and Executive Producer	Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Children's Script – Long Form or Special
2009–2010	Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story	Executive Producer	Nominated for Critic's Choice Award for Best Film Made for TV Nominated for Humanitas Prize for 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated for Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
2011	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Writer and Executive Producer	Leo Award for Best Youth or Children's Program or Series Leo Award for Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program or Series Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series Leo Award for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series Leo Award for Best Sound Editing in a Youth or Children's Program or Series Nominated for Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a Youth or Children's Program Parents' Choice Award Fun Stuff Award Nominated for Critics' Choice Television Award in Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming
2012	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Writer and Executive Producer	Nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series Nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Directing for a Children's Series Nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic) Nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing Leo Award for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series Nominated for Leo Award for Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program or Series Nominated for Leo Award for Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series Nominated for Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series Parents' Choice Award Fun Stuff Award Young Artists Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 (with five more nominations)

References

↑ Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2003"Primetime Emmys Outstanding Made For Television Movie 2003". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ Peabody Award Winners 2002"Peabody Award Winners 2002". Peabody Awards Official Site. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ UCLA TFT News- Accolade"TFT Alumnus' Producer Dan Angel's Door to Door wins six Emmys". UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 1998"Primetime Emmys Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series 1998". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 22, 2003. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ Time Warner Press Release (September 22, 2003). "TNT's Door To Door Takes Home Six Primetime Emmys". Time Warner. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
↑ Broadcast Film Critic's Association 2002"The 8th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners and Nominees". Broadcast Film Critic's Association. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ American Film Institute 2002"AFI Awards 2002". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ Door to Door IMDB Awards list"Awards for Door to Door (2002) (TV)- IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ NAACP Image Awards"41st NAACP Awards Nominees". NAACP. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ The Hub Network Press Release (March 1, 2012). "The Hub TV Network Unveils 2012–'13 Program Slate". The Hub Network. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
↑ The Hatchery, LLC (2012). "The Hatchery: About- Dan Angel Bio". The Hatchery, LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2012.

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