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'''Daniel Knauf''' |
'''Daniel Knauf''', sometimes credited under the pseudonyms '''Wilfred Schmidt''' and '''Chris Neal''', is an [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]], [[comic book|comic book writer]], [[film director|director]] and [[television producer|producer]] best known for his creation of the [[2003 in television|2003]] [[HBO]] series ''[[Carnivàle]]''. |
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Born and raised in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], Knauf attended several [[List of colleges and universities in California|colleges in South California]] studying [[fine art]], and later graduated from the [[California State University, Los Angeles]] with a [[bachelor's degree]] in English in 1982.<ref name=bio>{{cite web| url = http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/cast/crew/daniel_knauf.shtml| title = Daniel Knauf: Creator/Executive Producer| accessdate = 2008-05-02| publisher = [[HBO]]}}</ref> He began work as a [[employee benefit]]s consultant and later a [[health insurance]] [[insurance broker|broker]], writing once he was able to support himself and his family financially.<ref name=age/><ref name=bio/> Hoping to become a [[screenwriter]], Knauf's first script was a draft of ''[[Carnivàle]]'', written in 1992,<ref name=hbo/> 180 pages long and twice the length of the average [[feature film]].<ref name=age/> Convinced the [[screenplay]] could not work as either a standard television series or a film, he put it aside, planning to one day adapt it into a novel.<ref name=hbo/> ''Carnivàle'' evolved as a result of Knauf's childhood fascination with carnivals and his interest in "freaks", due in part to the childhood [[poliomyelitis|polio]] that confined his father to a wheelchair, which Knauf felt his father was defined by.<ref name=hbo/><ref name=age/> After meeting with a number of [[screenwriter|television writer]]s at a [[Writers Guild of America]] retreat in the mid-90s, he started to think that his screenplay might work as a television piece. He took the first act and reworked it as a [[television pilot]], but shelved the script again when he could not get the project produced.<ref name=age/> |
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* ''[[Carnivàle]]'' (Creator) |
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* ''[[Dark Descent]]'' (Writer/Director) |
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* ''[[Wolf Lake]]'' (Producer) |
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* ''[[Honey Vicarro]]'' (Creator) |
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* ''[[Blind Justice]]'' (Writer) |
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Knauf went on the write the [[1994 in television|1994]] [[HBO]]-produced [[television movie]] ''[[Blind Justice (film)|Blind Justice]]'',<ref name=var>{{cite web| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117906608.html?categoryid=1734&cs=1| title = Carnivale: Where mysticism's often meted out in meticulously slow fashion| accessdate = 2008-05-02| author = Frankel, Daniel| date = [[16 June]], [[2004]]| publisher = ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''}}</ref> and, during a low-point in his screenwriting career, created his own website, posting his resume and ''Carnivàle''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first act online.<ref name=age/> He created the [[2001 in television|2001]] [[television pilot]] ''[[Honey Vicarro]]'' and wrote, produced and directed for the television series ''[[Wolf Lake]]'' and feature film ''[[Dark Descent]]''<ref name=bio/> before a television production scout brought ''Carnivàle'' to [[television producer]]s [[Scott Winant]] and [[Howard Klein]], who brought it to [[HBO]] where the series ended up being produced,<ref name=var/> twelve years after Knauf had first drafted the script.<ref name=age/> |
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===[[Marvel Comics]]=== |
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Since ''Carnivàle'' was cancelled in 2005, Knauf has moved on to write for television series ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and ''[[Standoff (TV series)|Standoff]]'', also serving as a co-executive producer on the latter. He and his son [[Charles Knauf]] have written six issues of ''[[Iron Man]]'' for [[Marvel Comics]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5722| title = "Carnivale" Creator Daniel Knauf to Write "Iron Man"| accessdate = 2008-05-02| author = Weiland, Jonah| date = [[27 September]], [[2005]]| publisher = ''[[Comic Book Resources]]''}}</ref> as well as the revival of the first ''[[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]]'' comic in over thirty years.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10960| title = CCI: Charles & Daniel Knauf: Waking Up from An Eternal Slumber| accessdate = 2008-05-02| author = Minnick, Remy| date = [[27 July]], [[2007]]| publisher = ''[[Comic Book Resources]]''}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Iron Man]]'' volume 4 #7-present |
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* ''[[The Eternals]]'' (vol 2) |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/cast/crew/daniel_knauf.shtml Daniel Knauf biography] at [[HBO]] |
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Daniel Knauf | |
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Pen name | Wilfred Schmidt, Chris Neal |
Occupation | Screenwriter, comic book writer, television producer |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | Carnivàle |
Daniel Knauf, sometimes credited under the pseudonyms Wilfred Schmidt and Chris Neal, is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, director and producer best known for his creation of the 2003 HBO series Carnivàle.
Biography
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Knauf attended several colleges in South California studying fine art, and later graduated from the California State University, Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree in English in 1982.[4] He began work as a employee benefits consultant and later a health insurance broker, writing once he was able to support himself and his family financially.[3][4] Hoping to become a screenwriter, Knauf's first script was a draft of Carnivàle, written in 1992,[2] 180 pages long and twice the length of the average feature film.[3] Convinced the screenplay could not work as either a standard television series or a film, he put it aside, planning to one day adapt it into a novel.[2] Carnivàle evolved as a result of Knauf's childhood fascination with carnivals and his interest in "freaks", due in part to the childhood polio that confined his father to a wheelchair, which Knauf felt his father was defined by.[2][3] After meeting with a number of television writers at a Writers Guild of America retreat in the mid-90s, he started to think that his screenplay might work as a television piece. He took the first act and reworked it as a television pilot, but shelved the script again when he could not get the project produced.[3]
Knauf went on the write the 1994 HBO-produced television movie Blind Justice,[5] and, during a low-point in his screenwriting career, created his own website, posting his resume and Carnivàle's first act online.[3] He created the 2001 television pilot Honey Vicarro and wrote, produced and directed for the television series Wolf Lake and feature film Dark Descent[4] before a television production scout brought Carnivàle to television producers Scott Winant and Howard Klein, who brought it to HBO where the series ended up being produced,[5] twelve years after Knauf had first drafted the script.[3]
Since Carnivàle was cancelled in 2005, Knauf has moved on to write for television series Supernatural and Standoff, also serving as a co-executive producer on the latter. He and his son Charles Knauf have written six issues of Iron Man for Marvel Comics,[6] as well as the revival of the first Eternals comic in over thirty years.[7]
References
- ^ Tuohy, Wendy (24 December, 2004). "Magical mystery tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tuohy, Wendy (16 December, 2004). "Freaking hell". The Age. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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- ^ a b Frankel, Daniel (16 June, 2004). "Carnivale: Where mysticism's often meted out in meticulously slow fashion". Variety. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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