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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 04: In this handout image provided by HBO, membersof the cast of 'Treme' pose for a photograph before signing autograph copies of 'Treme: The Complete First Season'on May 4, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (L-R) Standing, David... View Photo »
In this photo provided by HBO, Members of the cast of Treme pose for a photograph before signing autograph copies of the "Treme:The Complete First Season" DVD, in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Standing, from left to right, David Simon, Wendell... View Photo »
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Eric Overmyer (L) and David Simon attends the 'Treme' New York Premiere at The Museum of Modern Art on April 21, 2011 in New York City. View Photo »
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: (L-R) HBO executive Richard Butler, creator and executive director David Simon, executive producer Eric Overmyer and HBO executive Michael Lombardo attends the 'Treme' New York Premiere at The Museum of Modern Art on April 21, 2011... View Photo »
NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 07: (L-R) Executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer of HBO's 'Treme' riding in the 2011 Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. View Photo »
David Simon (born 1960) is an American author, journalist, and writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series... Full Article
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Eric Overmyer (L) and David Simon attends the 'Treme' New York Premiere at The Museum of Modern Art on April 21, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: (L-R) HBO executive Richard Butler, creator and executive director David Simon, executive producer Eric Overmyer and HBO executive Michael Lombardo attends the 'Treme' New York Premiere at The Museum of Modern Art on April 21, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 07: (L-R) Executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer of HBO's 'Treme' riding in the 2011 Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
View Photo »In this photo provided by HBO, Members of the cast of Treme pose for a photograph before signing autograph copies of the "Treme:The Complete First Season" DVD, in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Standing, from left to right, David Simon, Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters, seated, left...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Eric Overmyer (L) and David Simon attends the 'Treme' New York Premiere at The Museum of Modern Art on April 21, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »He said, ‘So, you're doing the Gehlen group.' I said, ‘Yeah, we're doing all of that. How do you know about that?’ So we started going deeper
I did nothing. At 44, I suddenly started getting opportunities. And year after year I'm presented with, I mean, not necessarily spectacularly lucrative things, but who wouldn't do a really cool comicbook if they could? Who wouldn't write for David Simon, like go play with David Simon?
