David Benioff

Born to a Jewish family as David Friedman, September 25, 1970, in New York, United States. Benioff spent most of his childhood in Manhattan. Benioff is the youngest child of Barbara Benioff and father Stephen Friedman, who is a previous head of multinational finance known as Goldman Sachs.

He went to The Collegiate School and Dartmouth College and graduated in 1992. Since 2006 David is married to actress and writer Amanda Peet.

Benioff went to University of California in 1999 for a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. People magazine inducted Benioff on its rundown of America's Top 50 Most Eligible Bachelors In 2001. His first debut novel was named The 25th Hour (2001). 

After publishing The 25th Hour as his debut novel, Benioff’s was noted for his talent. Later, Spike Lee directed a film based on the book which got released in 2002. Benioff is a multi-talented writer and producer currently based in Los Angeles, He has written a number of screenplays for productions like The Kite Runner and X-Men: Wolverine.  

Disney announced Benioff and Weiss will co-write and co-produce Star Wars Saga. This Duo is also will be directing the finale of Game of Thrones (2019).

Since 2006, David Benioff has been married to Amanda Peet. He is currently 47 years old, They currently have three children together. 2015 Emmy winner Benioff is American writer and producer having a net worth of $18 million dollars. Since April 2011, David has written thirty episodes of Game of Thrones till date. 

He has also upgraded his earnings from writing scripts and producing on television series. 

The showrunner of Game of Thrones is quite busy with his work all year around.  Benioff is one of the best storytellers of our time, whose work is far more reaching to audiences and unique at the same time.