David Fury

David Fury (born March 5, 1959; age 65) is a writer and executive producer on 24. He also made a brief cameo as Arthur Carr in Season 7.

Biography and career

David Fury was born in New York City as David Allen Shapiro. His mother was a model. Fury worked as a stand-up comic for some time, and even founded a comedy troupe called Brain Trust. He also wrote for The Jackie Thomas Show, House of Buggin, and Pinky and the Brain.

However, Fury is best known as a writer and producer of some of television's most popular series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and The Inside, all three of which were also co-produced/co-written with Howard Gordon. He also had a brief but influential stint on Lost, writing two highly-regarded episodes, "Walkabout" and "Numbers," in the show's first season. Fury also played a news anchor in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, written and directed by frequent collaborator Joss Whedon.

In 2011, Fury worked as a writer on the show Terra Nova, with producers Jon Cassar and Brannon Braga and actor Mido Hamada. He later worked as writer on the fourth season of the Fox series Fringe. Fury will return to 24 as a writer and executive producer for 24: Live Another Day, premiering in 2014.

24 credits

Producer

• Season 5 – Season 6: Co-Executive Producer
• Season 7 – Season 8: Executive Producer

Writer

• Season 5
  • "Day 5: 12:00pm-1:00pm"
  • "Day 5: 3:00pm-4:00pm" (with Howard Gordon)
  • "Day 5: 11:00pm-12:00am"
  • "Day 5: 4:00am-5:00am" (with Sam Montgomery)
• Season 6
  • "Day 6: 8:00am-9:00am" (with Evan Katz)
  • "Day 6: 1:00pm-2:00pm" (with Evan Katz)
  • "Day 6: 5:00pm-6:00pm" (teleplay, with Evan Katz)
  • "Day 6: 7:00pm-8:00pm" (story, with Manny Coto)
  • "Day 6: 10:00pm-11:00pm"
  • "Day 6: 5:00am-6:00am" (with Robert Cochran & Manny Coto
• Season 7
  • "Day 7: 11:00am-12:00pm" (with Alex Gansa)
  • "Day 7: 3:00pm-4:00pm" (story)
  • "Day 7: 4:00pm-5:00pm"
  • "Day 7: 10:00pm-11:00pm" (story)
  • "Day 7: 2:00am-3:00am"
  • "Day 7: 6:00am-7:00am" (with Alex Gansa)
• Season 8
  • "Day 8: 6:00pm-7:00pm" (with Alex Gansa)
  • "Day 8: 11:00pm-12:00am"
  • "Day 8: 2:00am-3:00am" (with Evan Katz)
  • "Day 8: 8:00am-9:00am"
  • "Day 8: 1:00pm-2:00pm"
• Live Another Day
  • "Day 9: 12:00pm-1:00pm" (with Robert Cochran)
  • "Day 9: 4:00pm-5:00pm"
• Legacy
  • "Day 10: 5:00pm-6:00pm"

Actor (Arthur Carr)

• "Day 7: 4:00pm-5:00pm"

24-related appearances

• Fury recorded DVD audio commentary for the following episodes:
  • "Day 5: 12:00pm-1:00pm" (with John Allen Nelson)
  • "Day 6: 10:00pm-11:00pm" (with Bryan Spicer)
  • "Day 7: 4:00pm-5:00pm" (with Hakeem Kae-Kazim)
  • "Day 7: 6:00am-7:00am" (with Alex Gansa and Glenn Morshower)
• Scenemakers, Episode 6 | 17
• "24-7: The Untold Story," Season 7 DVD

External links

• David Fury at Wikipedia
• David Fury at the Internet Movie Database
• David Fury (@TheDavidFury) on Twitter