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David Simon

Emmy Award Winning Writer; Creator and Executive Producer ‘The Wire,’ ‘Homicide: Life on the Streets,’ & ‘Treme’

David Simon
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Authors, Economy, Government, Journalism, Television & Film
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David Simon Biography

David Simon is an author, screenwriter and producer who draws from his background as a crime beat reporter to craft richly textured narratives that probe urban America’s most complex and poorly understood realities. Though Simon has authored a wide range of nonfiction works, both in journalism (as a Baltimore Sun reporter and freelancer) and book-length form, he is best known for his contributions to drama.

He has been a screenwriter and/or producer for several critically acclaimed television series, including "Homicide: Life on the Street," "The Wire" and "Treme." With the nuance and scope of novels, Simon’s recent series have explored the constraints that poverty, corruption and broken social systems place on the lives of a compelling cast of characters, each vividly realized with complicated motives, frailties and strengths.

Over the course of its five seasons, "The Wire" presented a panoramic portrait of an American city in an era of economic decline and immersed viewers in the workings of distinct yet intricately interwoven institutions of Baltimore: the inner-city drug trade, law enforcement, the dockyards, city hall, a local newspaper and public schools.

In keeping with his interest in struggling cities and the fates of their inhabitants, Simon set his project, "Treme," against the backdrop of post-Katrina New Orleans, as a community works to rebuild its neighborhood and culture. His portrayals are sometimes harshly critical, sometimes unexpectedly sympathetic, but always viewed through the lens of a hard-edged, cautiously optimistic realism. Through his nonfiction accounts and television dramas, Simon creates riveting stories that engage wide-ranging audiences and confront some of the most daunting challenges facing America’s urban centers.

David Simon received a B.A. (1983) from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1983 to 1995, we was a crime reporter with the Baltimore Sun. He is the author of "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" and co-author of "The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood," and his additional television projects include the miniseries "The Corner" and "Generation Kill."

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/03/2024.

David Simon Videos

  • David Simon on why he created The Wire | Observer Ideas
    David Simon on why he created The Wire | Observer Ideas
    Author and TV writer David Simon takes to the stage at the Observer Ideas festival 2014, at London's Barbican, to talk about how he came up with HBO...
  • David Simon - Some People are More Equal than Others
    David Simon - Some People are More Equal than Others
    There are two Americas. In one, bankers get golden parachutes, insider traders return to society as well-paid consultants, and influence is for sale....
  • David Simon: The Audacity of Despair
    David Simon: "The Audacity of Despair"
    David Simon presented his lecture as part of the Townsend Center for the Humanities' Forum on the Humanities and the Public World. Simon is a...
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David Simon is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book David Simon for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. David Simon generally travels from Baltimore, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dee Snider, Walter Isaacson, David Goodman, Sir Richard Branson and Alicia Garza. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling David Simon for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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