Joseph Michael Strazzynski [1] [2] ( born Joseph Michael Straczynski ) is an American screenwriter, writer, creator of many science fiction and science- fiction television series , including the famous space opera Babylon 5 . Winner of many awards in science fiction and science fiction.
| Joseph Michael Strasinski | |
|---|---|
| English Joseph Michael Straczynski | |
 Joseph Michael Strasinsky, 2008 . | |
| Date of Birth | July 17, 1954 (aged 65) |
| Place of Birth | Paterson , New Jersey , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | screenwriter writer, producer, producer, director |
| Career | 1983 - today |
| Direction | series , science fiction , science fiction |
| Awards | Emmy (2) Hugo |
| IMDb | |
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Biography
Joseph comes from a family whose roots go back to Catholic Eastern Europe. He attributes his roots to the Belarusian and Polish ancestors, but perhaps he comes from a clan belonging to the Commonwealth . His grandfather and grandmother fled to the United States from the 1917 revolution , his father was born in the United States , but lived in Germany , Poland and Russia . Perhaps the true spelling of his surname - Strączyński (approx. Pronouncement " Stronzynski ") - with Polish diacritics , as this is a well-known and common Polish surname. [3] [4]
Television and radio works
Babylon 5
Having started working on television in 1983 , Strazhinsky took part in work on many animated series, and then in art series, quickly moving up the career ladder from the scriptwriter to the executive producer. The culmination of Joseph's growth was the Babylon 5 series , which won dozens of prizes and awards, including two Emmys and Hugo .
Strazhinsky is the author of 92 of the 110 episodes of Babylon 5, as well as a pilot film for the series and five feature films - spin-offs . The series differs from other "space operas" by the distribution of the plot over five years, the complexity of the characters of each character, the high level of realism of the characters, their actions and the universe surrounding them. For the first time in the series, computer special effects of this level of implementation and quality were applied. Strazhinsky is also the creator and executive producer of the 13-series sequel / spin-off of Babylon 5 - The Crusade , for which he wrote 10 of 13 episodes.
Strazinski timeline
Chronologically, Strazhinsky’s work can be represented on such a list.
- "The Amazing Spider-Man" - screenwriter
- "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" - screenwriter; Sole author of 8 episodes.
- She-Ra: Princess of Power is a screenwriter.
- Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors is a screenwriter, sole author of episodes 11-14.
- The Real Ghostbusters (scripted by The Real Ghostbusters ) co-author of 21 series, the sole author of 1 series.
- " Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future " ( Eng. "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future" ) is the screenwriter; Screenwriter 13 episodes.
- "The New Twilight Zone" ( Eng. "The New Twilight Zone" ) - scriptwriter ; Screenwriter 11 episodes.
- "Jake and the Fatman" - Executive Writer; screenwriter 5 episodes.
- “ She wrote the murder ” ( Eng. “Murder, She Wrote” ) - Co-Producer; screenwriter 7 episodes.
- Cool Walker: Texas Justice ( Walker Texas Ranger ) - Principal Producer; screenwriter of one series (left the creative team of the series to create "Babylon 5").
- 2008 " Substitution " English. "The Changeling" is a screenwriter.
- 2015 “The Eighth Sense ” ( Eng. Sense8 ) - screenwriter, producer.
Strazhinsky was also involved in the creation of the Spiral Zone , but it is impossible to see his name in the credits, since he replaced them with the pseudonym Fettes Gray. Per Strazhinsky owns one episode of CBS Story Break .
In 2005, Strazhinsky began publishing his scripts for the Babylon 5 series [5]
Filmography
Producer
- Crusade: Path of Sorrow. The Rules of the Game (1998) ( English Crusade: The Path of Sorrows. The Rules of the Game )
Director
- Crusade: Well of Eternity. Dominate After Death ( 1998 ) ( Crusade: The Well of Forever. Ruling from the Tomb )
Screenwriter
- Underworld: Awakening (2012) / Underworld: Awakening /
- Thor (2011) / Thor /
- The Ninja Assassin (2009) / Ninja Assassin /
- Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) / Babylon 5: The river of souls /
- Crusade: Path of Sorrow. The Rules of the Game (1998) / Crusade: The path of sorrows. The rules of the game /
- Babylon 5: In the beginning (1997) / Babylon 5: In the beginning /
- Babylon 5: Third Space (1997) / Babylon 5: Thirdspace /
- Babylon 5: A voice in the wilderness (1994) / Babylon 5: A voice in the wilderness /
Idea Author
- Jeremiah
Notes
- ↑ Pronunciation? Help! // JMSNews. - 06/22/1994.
- ↑ Given his Polish origin, according to practical transcription, his last name will correctly be Strachinsky
- ↑ Straczynski, J. Michael. The file contains posting published by Strasinski on GEnie between May 15 and May 30, 1994. . GEnie ( May 26, 1994.). Date of treatment July 17, 2007. Archived on September 28, 2007.
- ↑ Straczynski, J. Michael. Kiwi: I was referring to killing ... (GENIE) . JMSNews (May 25, 1994). Date of treatment June 24, 2007. Archived February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Straczynski, J. Michael. Babylon 5 Scripts Site Nearly Ready, And More! . JMSNews ( May 21, 2005 ). Date of treatment December 24, 2006 . Archived February 24, 2012.
Links
- JMSnews.com is the largest collection of publications and correspondence between Strasinski and fans of the Babylon 5 series.