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Biography

Peter David worked in the sales department of Marvel comics before starting his career as a writer. During that time he pitched an idea…more

Born

9/23/1956, Fort Mead, MD

Birth Name

Peter Allen David

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- The Final Solution
  David Merson (Series One and Two)
  - S 4: Ep 3 Conspiracy - Part 3
    10/29/96
  - S 4: Ep 2 Conspiracy - Part 2
    10/5/96
  - S 4: Ep 1 Conspiracy - Part 1
    9/6/96
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Return (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
    5/13/92
  - S 2: Ep 3 The End
    8/11/89
  - + 7 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Prisoners of Gravity
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 20 Immortality
    3/11/93
  - S 4: Ep 10 Shared Worlds
    12/10/92
  - S 4: Ep 5 Madness
    10/29/92
  - S 4: Ep 3 Outlaws
    10/15/92
  - S 2: Ep 6 Collaborations
    11/8/90
- The Final Solution
  David
  - S 2: Ep 3 The End
    8/11/89
  - S 2: Ep 2 Escape
    7/11/89
  - S 2: Ep 1 International Relations
    7/4/89
  - S 1: Ep 5 Undetectable
    12/18/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Demolition
    10/2/88
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (4)

Role
- Space Cases
  Benn, Bova's dad
  - S 2: Ep 3 Long Distance Calls
    10/26/96
- Star Trek Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Star Trek Story
    8/26/96
- Babylon 5
  Party Guest (uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 7 Soul Mates
    12/14/94
- Prisoners of Gravity
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 13 Telepathy
    1/19/94
Writer (6)

Role
- Young Justice
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 23 Insecurity
    3/31/12
  - S 1: Ep 18 Secrets
    11/18/11
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 12 Reflected Glory
    10/15/10
- Ben 10: Alien Force
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 9 In Charm's Way
    11/13/09
- Crusade
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ruling From the Tomb
    7/14/99
- Space Cases
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Friend In Need
    1/27/97
  - S 2: Ep 10 Runaway
    1/5/97
  - S 2: Ep 8 Both Sides Now
    11/30/96
  - S 2: Ep 4 King Of The Hil
    11/2/96
  - S 2: Ep 1 New Places, New Faces
    10/12/96
  - + 7 More Credits
- Babylon 5
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 14 There All the Honor Lies
    4/27/95
  - S 2: Ep 7 Soul Mates
    12/14/94

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- Peter has recently (October 2007) ended his run on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man with issue 23, and has begun on the 4th volume of She-Hulk with issue 22 (recent writer being Dan Slott).
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- Before becoming a professional writer, Peter David wrote a lot of fan fiction, including a series of stories called The TARDIS at Pooh Corner - a combination of Doctor Who and Winnie-the-Pooh.
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- Famous science fiction writer Harlan Ellison was Peter's best man when he married his second wife Kathleen in 2001.
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- Peter David: One does not say, I'm going to become a writer – now I need ideas. Ideas come to you whether you want them to or not.
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- Peter David: I played D&D exactly once... I was transformed into a thistle. They carried me around in a backpack for three hours, and at the end I was a thistle with experience.
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- Peter David: (About Spider-man 3) When you've written the novelization of a screenplay, you can't really enjoy the film the way other people do. For most viewers, the burning question is, "What's going to happen?" Well, I knew pretty much what was going to happen.
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