David N. Weiss is an American writer and labor leader. He is a screenwriter of films, including All Dogs go to Heaven, Shrek 2, Clockstoppers, Boy Genius, and The Movie, and has also written for television shows such as Mission Hill. He has a son named Samuel and a daughter named Hannah; his wife is named Eliana.
He travels around the world to speak about his life.
He and his family live in Los Angeles, California.
In 2005, he was elected vice-president of the Writers Guild of America, West.
In 2009, after serving two terms as vice-president, Weiss was elected secretary-treasurer of the Writers Guild of America, West.
He is sometimes credited as David Weiss.
He was a former Reform Jew who converted to Christianity, and became a born-again Christian, and a Presbyterian youth worker, he later became a Modern Orthodox Jew, after first meeting an Orthodox Jew. Weiss’s first project after coming back to Judaism was the one of which he said he is most proud: the Rugrats Hanukkah special, which continues to be aired each year come December.