David Freedman (screenwriter)
David Max Freedman is an American writer, producer and director. He is well known as the co creator of the British animated adult comedy television series Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! for the BBC.
Early life
Freedman was born in Plattsburgh, New York and went to The School of Visual Arts in New York City. He now lives in the UK. Freedman worked for over 9 years in a writing partnership with Alan Gilbey. They developed and co-created a few cult cartoon classics including Foxbusters, Bounty Hamster and the multi award-winning Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! which was co-produced at Peafur Productions with Barry Baker, Ben Bowen, Baljeet Rai and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh co-creator of Phineas and Ferb.Contributed to The Danny Baker Show for 10 episodes,
Directed Lucy Porter 3 webisodes 'Lucy Loves you' for the now defunct ComedyDemon.com, with the highest watched video, 'Sex' before the website closed
Credits
Writer
- Unstable
- When Marnie Was There - screenplay adaptation: English version
- ' - screenplay - dialogue
- ' - TV Movie
- Bounty Hamster - co-creator with Alan Gilbey with
- Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show based on an original character by Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid.com - Co-creator with Alan Gilbey
- ' - TV Short
- Foxbusters - co-developer and writer for Cosgrove Hall Films
- The [First Snow of Winter] - short - script
- Rex the Runt - co-developer and co-writer with Alan Gilbey and Richard Golly Goleszowski for Aardman Animations
- Dennis the Menace - writer - TV Series - three episodes: Monster Menace, Snowbound, Adventures in Dennis Sitting for Collingwood O'Hare, DC Thomson and HIT Entertainment
- The Old Lady and the Pigeons - short - dialogue
- ' - TV Series - additional material - 10 episodes
- Pirates - TV Series
- Only Yesterday - English version
- Ronja the Robber's Daughter - English dub
Director
- Groove High - series director for Disney Channel (UK and Ireland)
- King Arthur's Disasters - season 2 - series director for CITV
- Ronja the Robber's Daughter - English dub
Producer
- Legend of [the Dragon (TV series)|Legend of the Dragon] - producer for BKN
- Bounty Hamster - co-creator with Alan Gilbey with
- Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! based on an original character by Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid.com - Co-creator with Alan Gilbey
- - TV Short
Music composer
- PJ Masks - theme music composer
Miscellaneous
- Lucky Fred - voice director for Disney Channel
- Bob and Margaret - script consultant: one episode for Channel 4, Comedy Central and Nelvana