Changes: Joss Whedon

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Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, actor, and the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures who is also best known for being the creator and the showrunner of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (starring Sarah Michelle Gellar) from 1997 to 2003, its spin-off Angel (starring David Boreanaz) from 1999 to 2004, and the Fox space western television series Firefly in 2002.

He served as the screenwriter of the 1995 Disney/Pixar film, Toy Story and the treatment of the 2001 Disney animated film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He also wrote the lyrics to the song, My Lullaby, for the direct-to-video feature, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and received an Annie Award nomination for it. He even became well known for directing and writing the 2012 Marvel superhero film, The Avengers, its 2015 sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the spinoff series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

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 |name = Joss Whedon
-|born = Joseph Hill Whedon<br>[[June 23]], [[1964]] (age 52)<br>[[New York|New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]
+|born = Joseph Hill Whedon<br>[[June 23]], [[1964]] (age 55)<br>[[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]
 |nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
-|occupation(s) = Screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor
+|occupation(s) = Screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, actor
 |years active = [[1989]]-present
-|spouse = Kai Cole
+|spouse = Kai Cole (m. 1995; div. 2016)
 |children = Arden and Squire
-}}'''Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon''' (born [[June 23]], [[1964]]) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, actor, and the founder of [[Wikipedia:Mutant Enemy Productions|Mutant Enemy Productions]] and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures who is also best known for being the creator and the showrunner of the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] (''starring [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]) from [[1997]] to [[2003]], its spin-off ''[[Wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]'' (starring [[David Boreanaz]]) from [[1999]] to [[2004]] and the [[Wikipedia:Fox|Fox]] space western television series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' in [[2002]].
+}}'''Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon''' is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, actor, and the founder of [[Wikipedia:Mutant Enemy Productions|Mutant Enemy Productions]] and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures who is also best known for being the creator and the showrunner of the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] (''starring [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]) from [[1997]] to [[2003]], its spin-off ''[[Wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]'' (starring [[David Boreanaz]]) from [[1999]] to [[2004]], and the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] space western television series ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' in [[2002]].
-He served as the screenwriter of the [[1995]] [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] film ''[[Toy Story]]'' and the treatment of the [[2001]] Disney animated film ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''. He also wrote the lyrics to the song, [[My Lullaby]], for the direct-to-video feature, ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'', and received an Annie Award nomination for it. He also became well known for directing and writing the [[2012]] [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] superhero film ''[[The Avengers]]'', its [[2015]] sequel ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' and the spinoff series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
+He served as the screenwriter of the [[1995]] [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar]] film, ''[[Toy Story]]'' and the treatment of the [[2001]] Disney animated film, ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''. He also wrote the lyrics to the song, [[My Lullaby]], for the direct-to-video feature, ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'', and received an Annie Award nomination for it. He even became well known for directing and writing the [[2012]] [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] superhero film, ''[[The Avengers]]'', its [[2015]] sequel ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', and the spinoff series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''.
 == Credits ==
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 Toy Story.jpg|'''''[[Toy Story]]'''''<br>Writer
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 Avengers AOU Poster.jpg|'''''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'''''<br>Writer & Director
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+==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
+Joss Whedon Avengers premiere.jpg|Joss Whedon at premiere of ''The Avengers'' in April 2012.
+Joss Whedon SDCC13.jpg|Joss Whedon speaks at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.
+Joss Whedon Summer TCA15.jpg|Joss Whedon speaks at the ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D'' panel at the 2013 Summer TCA Tour.
+Joss Whedon Avengers AoU premiere.jpg|Joss Whedon at ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' premiere in April 2015.
+Joss Whedon Tibeca16.jpg|Joss Whedon attending the 2016 Tribeca Film Fest.
+Joss Whedon SW Rogue 1 premiere.jpg|Joss Whedon at premiere of ''Star Wars: Rogue 1'' in December 2016.
+</gallery>
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