| David Simkins | |
| Alma Mater: | University of Iowa |
| Television: | Adventures in Babysitting The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Warehouse 13 |
| Occupation: | screenwriter, film producer |
David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987.[1] He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, , Dark Angel and Warehouse 13.[2]
Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana. He attended Clay High School, where, in 1973, he start being active in the production of the Junior Achievement-sponsored comedy series Beyond Our Control. Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV.[1] After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982.
He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts. Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget." He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures.
He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994).
In 2022, Simkins was hired as coordinator and facilitator for the "Study Away: LA" program, a semester internship program for Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation (SOFA).[3]
The projects[4] that Simkins has been involved with include:
| Year | Title | Details | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Deadly Force | Film | |
| 1984 | Children of the Corn | Film | |
| 1987 | Watching | TV Series | Studio vision |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Film | |
| 1993 | Micky Love | TV Movie |