Biography
The self-aware "Scream," which referenced numerous classics of the genre throughout the story, became a huge box office hit and turned unknowns like Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich and Rose McGowan into stars. Williamson followed up with another smash horror hit, "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997). Though not as hailed or influential, the movie was nonetheless another big success at the box office. Williamson used his clout to create the …
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Career Milestones
| After attending East Carolina University, moved to NYC to pursue acting career | ||
| Did extra and under five work on the NBC soap opera "Another World" | ||
| Relocated to Los Angeles to try writing and directing | ||
| Sold first screenplay "Killing Mrs. Tingle" | ||
| Worked as assistant to a music video director | ||
1989 | Had tiny part in the comedy "Major League" | |
1996 | First produced screenplay "Scream" was directed by Wes Craven | |
1997 | Scripted the teen thrillers "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Scream 2"; played a small role in the latter | |
1998 | Created The WB series "Dawson's Creek"; left the show as a producer at the end of its second season | |
1998 | Was executive producer of the horror sequel "Halloween: H20"; also scripted | |
1998 | Wrote the screenplay for the sci-fi thriller "The Faculty," directed by Robert Rodriguez | |
1999 | Made feature directorial debut with "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" (formerly "Killing Mrs. Tingle") | |
1999 | Wrote and produced the short-lived ABC series "Wasteland" | |
2000 | Produced the sequel "Scream 3" | |
2002 | Created the short-lived series "Glory Days" (The WB) | |
2005 | Penned another script for Wes Craven, "Cursed" | |
2005 | Produced the horror film "Venom" | |
2007 | Created the short-lived series "Hidden Palms" for The CW | |
2009 | Created The CW series "The Vampire Diaries" | |