Douglas Wood is the creator of Little Einsteins, he developed the show for television, and wrote two episodes for season one.
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Wood has been Vice President of Animation Production and Creative Affairs for Universal, Warner Bros. and Turner Pictures where he oversaw the script development and production of such films as the Annie Award-winning IRON GIANT and CATS DON’T DANCE as well as the live-action/animated feature, OSMOSIS JONES with Bill Murray and Chris Rock.
Wood began his executive career at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment where he worked as an in-house Story Analyst or "Reader," reading and evaluating hundreds of screenplays. Within a year he was promoted to Director of Animation where he developed the feature films, BALTO and WE’RE BACK! and was the creative executive for the Emmy-winning Warner Bros. television series, TINY TOON ADVENTURES and ANIMANIACS for which he was also Story Editor. He also developed the prime-time CBS Christmas special, A WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK based on the characters of Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist, Berkeley Breathed of Bloom County fame.
While at Amblin, Wood was a mentor in the acclaimed Chesterfield Project in which he guided screenwriters through the screenwriting process.
For the last three years, Wood has returned to his writing. He wrote the animated, feature-length mystery, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE MONSTER OF MEXICO released by Warner Bros. in November of 2003.
Wood is currently writing multiple episodes for the popular Disney series, JOJO’S CIRCUS and recently created a children’s series for National Geographic on baby animals. He also created and wrote the pilot for an animated series for Disney based on the successful line of BABY EINSTEIN products that is preparing to go into production.
Wood has written three live-action screenplays: MEDIOCRE MAN, a satirical comedy about a man who becomes famous for being mediocre, AS IS, a comedy-drama set in the funky subculture of garage sales and flea markets, and his latest, LADIES OF THE CANYON, a dark, psychological thriller.
Prior to his executive career, Wood was an actor and writer. He wrote and performed original material as a member of Chicago’s famed comedy troupe, SECOND CITY.
Following Second City, Wood became one-half of the comedy duo, the FINE LINE which performed their incisive sketches on male-female relationships at comedy clubs all across the country including The Improv, The Comedy Store and The Playboy Clubs as well as two appearances on the MERV GRIFFIN SHOW.
This led to a position as staff writer and series regular on the MOTOWN REVUE WITH SMOKEY ROBINSON, a musical/comedy series of NBC.
The FINE LINE was nominated for an Emmy award for Best Comedy Special for Cable, and Wood received Outstanding Actor awards from both Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Committee and Dramalogue for the Equity stage productions in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Wood’s regional acting includes roles in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! with John Malkovich, Joan Allen, John Mahoney and Gary Cole; the Jefferson award-winning Midwest premiere of CLASS ENEMY for the Next Theatre Company; and the Midwest premiere of the Pulitzer prize-winning drama, THE SHADOW BOX at Chicago’s Forum Theatre.
Wood is the founder of ON-THE-JOB IMPROV (visit www.OnTheJobImprov.com) in which he conducts customized improvisation workshops for corporations seeking to increase the productivity of their employees. The innovative theatre games are designed to maximize creativity, improve communication, and bring humor to the workplace. He’s conducted specialized workshops for animators and artists at Cal-Arts as well as for minority writers in a special program sponsored by CBS.
Wood has been on numerous panels and has lectured at California State University – Northridge.[1]
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