Barton, Dan

Dan Barton

Dan Barton was born in California to a college professor father and an academic mother, his father's job as a professor meant they moved around a bit, so Barton lived in Nebraska and Texas because of that. He was always interested in show business, and started performing in 4th grade in a production of Oliver! at Kansas University, and continued performing while attending the University of Texas in Austin.  He moved to Houston in the early 80s after finishing school and began performing at the Comix Annex (attached to the Comedy Workshop.)

He moved to Los Angeles to continue his comic career, but started to concentrate on writing and wrote two mystery novels, Banshee and Relife, respectively. He returned to stand-up and spent two years opening for Sam Kinison on tour, he continued with stand-up until the 90s. At that point he got into broadcasting and TV writing and producing.

He currently lives in Toluca Lake, CA

TV
Dick Nobody~2007 - Mr. Bigelow in Decency
Alive 'n' Kickin'~2007 - Priest
Expeditions to the edge~2004 - Hostage Mountain
Evening at the Improv
Star Search
Talk Soup
Live From Rascal's

TV Producer
TV Guide Network~2005-2010
E! entertainment Television~1994-2004 (supervising producer)

Wild On~2001-2004 (Ibiza/Spring Break 2001/Australia) (supervising producer)
Celebrity Profile
Uncut~1995-1997

TV Writer
TV Guide Network~2005-2010
Expeditions to the Edge~2004 (Family Adrift/Sahara/CSI on Everest)
The E! True Hollywood Story~2001 - (script supervisor/thanks for segment: The Comedy Store)
Celebrity Profile~ (wrote episode: Jim Carrey)
Uncut~ (wrote episode: Tom Hanks)

Books
Headshot~2012
A Biff Kincade Mystery: Dead Crowd~2002
A Biff Kincade Mystery: Heckler~2001
A Biff Kincade Mystery: Killer Material: A Murder Mystery~2000
Relife~1991
Banshee~1988

Video Games
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike~2003  (voice) - Gen. Rieekan
Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II~2001 (voice) - Gen. Rieekan

Social Media
Facebook:
DanBartonWriter

Awards, Honors, and Nominations
Austin Film Festival Contest:

Finalist 2010 Screenplay TV-Drama for Mad Men: "White Smoke"
Emmy Awards:
Nom 1996 Outstanding Special Class Program for E! News Daily (shared)
Nom 1995 Outstanding Special class Program for E! News Daily (shared)
Scriptapalooza:
Semi-finalist 2010 screenplay: Ladies and Gentlemen, John Wilkes Booth
Zoetrope Screenplay Contest:
Quarter-finalist screenplay: Ladies and Gentlemen, John Wilkes Booth

Miscellany
Toured with Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, Ron Shock, and Jimmy Shubert.

Flatliners Comedy Club 1981:


Academy Nicholl Fellowship quarter-finalist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences