David Benioff
1970
David Benioff is a popular novelist from America, who has written several successful books as well as successful screenplays for television serials. Apart from being a noteworthy writer, he is also a famous screenwriter and a television producer. He particularly popular as as the showrunner and co-creater of the award winning and widely acclaimed HBO television series called Game of Thrones. Author David was born as David Friedman on September 25, 1970. He was born in a Jewish family in the New York City, New York, United States. Author David’s parents are Stephen Friedman and Barbara Benioff. His father is the former boss of the Goldman Sachs. Marc Benioff is the distant cousin of author David. After he became an adult, he decided to change his surname to Benioff, which is the maiden name of his mother. He did so because he did not want the readers to have any confusion between him and the other writers with the name David Friedman. He has two other siblings and is the youngest among them. The family of author David actually belongs to the Russian Jewish and German Jewish descent. Author David completed his school studies from The Collegiate School and then his graduation from the Dartmouth College. While he was studying at the Dartmouth College, he became a member of the Sphinx Senior Society and the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity.