David A. Goodman
David A. Goodman | |
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Goodman at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| President of the Writers Guild of America West | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Meredith Stiehm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Avram Goodman December 13, 1962 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Television producer, television writer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
David Avram Goodman (born December 13, 1962) is an American television writer and producer. He has been a writer for numerous television series, such as Family Guy, The Golden Girls, Futurama (where he was also a co-executive producer and wrote the notable Star Trek parody episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before"), and Star Trek: Enterprise. In film, Goodman produced Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, and wrote the 2010 comedy film Fred: The Movie, based on the Fred Figglehorn YouTube series, as well as its sequel, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred. In 2022, he wrote the critically acclaimed film Honor Society for Paramount+.
From 2017 to 2021, he was the President of the labor union Writers Guild of America West.