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Dan Houser(I)

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A story centered around the pursuit of the almighty dollar in a re-imagined, present-day Southern California.
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Dan Houser is a writer, director, and producer, known for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), Bully (2006), Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), Red Dead Redemption (2010), Max Payne 3 (2012), and Grand Theft Auto V (2013).

Houser is the co-founder and vice president of creativity for Rockstar Games. He also works as the head writer for Rockstar Games. He got his start working for BMG Interactive, where he and his brother Sam Houser took interest in a game titled "Race'n'Chase", developed by DMA Design. The brothers signed the game to BMG Interactive as the publishers and changed the title to "Grand Theft Auto". After BMG Interactive was sold to Take-Two, the brothers moved to New York and founded Rockstar Games together.
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
    Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
    4.4
    Video Game
    • Writer(segment "Grand Theft Auto III")
    • 2021
    Roger Clark in Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
    Red Dead Redemption II
    9.7
    Video Game
    • Writer(local pedestrian and ambient conversation)
    • 2018
    Fairuza Balk, Ray Liotta, Tom Sizemore, Luis Guzmán, and Philip Michael Thomas in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    9.2
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2002
    Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
    Grand Theft Auto III
    8.6
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Writer



    • A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath (2024)
      A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • writer
      • 2024
    • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
      Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
      4.4
      Video Game
      • script: cutscenes
      • written by
      • written by: Cut Scenes (segment "Grand Theft Auto III") ...
      • 2021
    • Red Dead Online (2020)
      Red Dead Online
      6.4
      Video Game
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Grand Theft Auto IV: Stairwell of Death Compilations
      TV Series
      • original creator
      • 2019
    • Roger Clark in Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
      Red Dead Redemption II
      9.7
      Video Game
      • dialogue written by
      • writer: local pedestrian and ambient conversation
      • written by ...
      • 2018
    • Grand Theft Auto Online (2013)
      Grand Theft Auto Online
      7.0
      Video Game
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno, and Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
      Grand Theft Auto V
      9.4
      Video Game
      • writer: in-game internet
      • writer: tv/radio/cinema
      • written by (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • James McCaffrey in Max Payne 3 (2012)
      Max Payne 3
      8.6
      Video Game
      • written by
      • written by: tv
      • 2012
    • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
      8.4
      Video Game
      • written by (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
      6.7
      Short
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Rob Wiethoff in Red Dead Redemption (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption
      9.4
      Video Game
      • written by
      • written by: blackwater ledger/silent films
      • 2010
    • Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
      8.4
      Video Game
      • writer: pedestrian dialogue
      • written by
      • written by: Internet ...
      • 2009
    • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
      8.5
      Video Game
      • writer: pedestrian dialogue
      • written by
      • written by: cutscenes/game dialogue (uncredited) ...
      • 2009
    • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
      7.4
      Video Game
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
      8.2
      Video Game
      • writer: pedestrian dialogue
      • written by
      • written by: cutscenes/game dialogue ...
      • 2009

    Additional Crew



    • Grand Theft Auto Online (2013)
      Grand Theft Auto Online
      7.0
      Video Game
      • vice president: creative
      • 2013
    • Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno, and Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
      Grand Theft Auto V
      9.4
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2013
    • James McCaffrey in Max Payne 3 (2012)
      Max Payne 3
      8.6
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2012
    • Aaron Staton in L.A. Noire (2011)
      L.A. Noire
      8.7
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2011
    • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
      8.4
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Rob Wiethoff in Red Dead Redemption (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption
      9.4
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2010
    • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
      7.4
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2009
    • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
      8.2
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2009
    • Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008)
      Midnight Club: Los Angeles
      7.5
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2008
    • Manhunt 2 (2007)
      Manhunt 2
      7.4
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2007
    • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
      Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
      8.4
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2006
    • Ralph Gunderman and Gerry Rosenthal in Bully (2006)
      Bully
      8.6
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2006
    • Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (2006)
      Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
      6.9
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2006
    • Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
      Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
      7.9
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2005
    • The Warriors (2005)
      The Warriors
      8.8
      Video Game
      • vice president of creative
      • 2005

    Producer



    • A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath (2024)
      A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
      Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
      4.4
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Red Dead Online (2020)
      Red Dead Online
      6.4
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Roger Clark in Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
      Red Dead Redemption II
      9.7
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • James McCaffrey in Max Payne 3 (2012)
      Max Payne 3
      8.6
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Aaron Staton in L.A. Noire (2011)
      L.A. Noire
      8.7
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
      8.4
      Video Game
      • executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Rob Wiethoff in Red Dead Redemption (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption
      9.4
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
      Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
      8.4
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
      Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
      9.4
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Midnight Club II (2003)
      Midnight Club II
      7.2
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Fairuza Balk, Ray Liotta, Tom Sizemore, Luis Guzmán, and Philip Michael Thomas in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
      Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
      9.2
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Smuggler's Run: Warzones (2002)
      Smuggler's Run: Warzones
      6.2
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2002
    • Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
      Grand Theft Auto III
      8.6
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 (1999)
      Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961
      6.9
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 1999

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      • Krystyna Jakubiak? - present
    • Parents
      • Geraldine Moffat
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      • Sam Houser(Sibling)
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      On February 4, 2020, it was announced he would resign from Rockstar Games, taking effect on March 11, 2020, after being at the company for nearly 22 years.
    • Trademarks
        Generally, the stories of his video games star criminals or antiheroes of moot morality.

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