BONUS EPISODE: Writing Blockbuster Movies & Television with Emmy Winner Danny Strong

Today on the show we have writer, producer, actor, director and
Emmy winning show runner Danny Strong.

Danny started his career as an actor in numerous classic films and
TV shows such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls, then
transitioned into screenwriting, exploding onto the scene with his
2007 script Recount which was #1 on the Hollywood Blacklist and
became an award winning HBO Film.

Since then he has become a prolific film and TV writer, director
and producer, garnering numerous awards for various projects,
including two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two WGA awards, a PGA Award,
and the Peabody Award.

Through out his career he has shown a wide range and versatility
moving between mediums and genres with films like the political
docudramas Recount and Game Change, the civil rights epic The
Butler and the big budget action blockbusters Hunger Games:
Mockingjay (Part I and II).

He co-created the smash hit TV show Empire which won him the NAACP
Image Award and he produced the civil rights drama The Best of
Enemies starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell. He has also
written numerous theater projects having made his theatrical debut
with a new book to the musical Chess that premiered at the Kennedy
Center.

Strong transitioned into directing with several episodes of Empire.
He made his feature directorial debut with Rebel in the Rye that
premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by IFC
Films.

Over the years he has continued his acting career with recurring
roles in many highly acclaimed TV shows including Mad Men, Girls,
Justified, Billions and The Right Stuff. He grew up in Manhattan
Beach, California and attended the USC School of Dramatic
Arts.

Enjoy my enlightening conversation with Danny Strong.

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