Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021).
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Also born on June 23
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- Alan Turing1912 · English computer scientist
- Edward VIII1894 · King of the United Kingdom in 1936
- Frances McDormand1957 · American actor and producer
- Oda Nobunaga1534 · Japanese samurai and warlord
- Joséphine de Beauharnais1763 · Empress of the French from 1804 to 1810
- Patrick Vieira1976 · French football player and manager
- Bob Fosse1927 · American choreographer, dancer, and director
Also born in 1964
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- Keanu Reeves1964 · Canadian actor
- Jeff Bezos1964 · American businessman
- Nicolas Cage1964 · American actor
- Kamala Harris1964 · Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
- Russell Crowe1964 · New Zealand–born actor
- Boris Johnson1964 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
- Michelle Obama1964 · First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017