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David Simon

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Category: Arts & Culture
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1960, Washington, D.C., U.S. (age 64)
Notable Works:
“Generation Kill”
“Homicide: Life on the Street”
“Show Me a Hero”
“The Corner”
“The Deuce”
“The Plot Against America”
“The Wire”
“Treme”
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David Simon (born 1960, Washington, D.C., U.S.) American journalist, writer, and producer who was best known as the creator, writer, and executive producer of the critically acclaimed television series The Wire (2002–08). Simon was raised in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland. He became interested in journalism as a young boy through his father, an ex-newspaperman. Simon attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he wrote for and edited the school’s newspaper. During his senior year he served as the College Park stringer for The Baltimore Sun. After graduating in 1983 he became a staff reporter for ...(100 of 626 words)

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