Dan 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, ', Door to Door, ', Christmas in Canaan, 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. and another Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series in his work on.
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.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 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, 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 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 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. 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.
Following this success, Dan produced a number of notable telefilms, including the NAACP Image Award-winning TNT biopic about American Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, ' 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, and is currently executive producer of two television series for The Hub television network, the live-action family thriller anthology series ' and animated comedy series Dan Vs., both of which are in their third seasons. Dan has served as partner and Chief creative officer of The Hatchery, LLC production company since 2003.
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, who is an actor.Selected filmography
Telefilms
- John Carpenter Presents: Body Bags
- Door to Door
- '
- '
- Christmas in Canaan
Television Series
- The Homemade Comedy Special
- Goosebumps
- The X-Files
- Animorphs
- The Fearing Mind
- Night Visions
- Young Blades
- The Zula Patrol
- Dan Vs.
Awards
Emmy Awards Nominee – R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls – Outstanding Special Class Special – 2016
Emmy Awards – Winner – R.L. Stine's The Hauntng Hour – Outstanding Children's Series – 2015
Emmy Awards – Nominee – Spooksville – Outstanding Children's Series – 2015
Emmy Awards – Nominee – Spooksville – Best Writing In a Children's Series –2015
WGC – Nominee – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour – Best Writing in a Children's Series – Episode: Good
will Towards Men – 2015
Emmy Awards – Winner – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour – Outstanding Children's Series – 2014
Emmy Awards – Nominee – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour – Best Writing In a Children's Series – 2014
Emmy Awards – Nominee – Outstanding Special Class Best Animated Series – Dan Vs. – 2014
Emmy Awards – Winner – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour – Outstanding Children's Series – 2013
Emmy Awards – Nominee – Outstanding Special Class Best Animated Series – Dan Vs. – 2013
Emmy Awards – Nominee – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour – Best Writing In a Children's Series – 2013
TCA Award – Television Critics Association – Nominee – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour – Outstanding
Achievement In Youth Programming – 2011
BFCA Critics Choice Awards – Nominee – Best Picture Made For Television – Gifted Hands – 2009
WGA Awards – Nominee – R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Movie – Best Writing Children's Long form –
2008
Critics Choice Awards – Winner – Best Picture – Door To Door – 2003
Emmy Awards – Winner – Door To Door – Best Made For TV Movie – 2003
Peabody Award Winner – Best Picture – Door To Door – 2003
Producers Guild Awards – Winner – Diversity Award – Door To Door – 2003
WGA Awards – Winner – Goosebumps – Best Writing Children's TV – 1997
| 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 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 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 | ' | Writer, Producer and Executive Producer | Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Children's Script – Long Form or Special |
| 2009–2010 | ' | 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 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 | ' | 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 | ' | 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 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 |