David Simon
About
Biography
Filmography
Writer (Feature Film)
Writer (TV Mini-Series)
Producer (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1983
Hired by <i>The Baltimore Sun</i> to work as crime beat reporter
1991
Released first work of nonfiction, <i>Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets</i>
1993
Sold Barry Levinson the right to his book, who turned the story into a serialized cop show "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC)
1994
Hired as a writer and later producer on "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC)
1997
Co-authored (with Ed Burns) his second work of nonfiction, <i>The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood</i>
2000
Co-wrote (with David Mills) and produced "The Corner," which was adapted from his book into the six-part HBO miniseries
2002
Created, wrote and executive produced the HBO series "The Wire"; again collaborated with Ed Burns on creating the show; earned Emmy (2005, 2008) nominations for Outstanding Writing
2008
Produced and wrote HBO's miniseries "Generation Kill" with Ed Burns; earned Emmy nominations in 2009 for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Miniseries
2010
Created the HBO series "Treme" about musicians in post-Katrina New Orleans
