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'{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox person |name = Dan Houser |image = |image_size = |caption = |residence = [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite we[[English people|English]]<nowiki/>b|last=Dutton |first=Fred |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-21-rockstar-boss-buys-truman-capotes-new-york-mansion |title=Rockstar boss buys Truman Capote's New York mansion • News • |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=2012-03-21 |accessdate=2013-09-17}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1974}} |alma_mater = [[St Paul's School, London]]<br/>[[University of Oxford]] |birth_place = [[London]], England |nationality = [[British people|British]]<ref name=Kotaku_English/> |occupation = [[Video game producer]], writer and voice actor |known_for = [[Grand Theft Auto (series)|''Grand Theft Auto'']] |family = Walter Houser (father)<br />[[Geraldine Moffat]] (mother)<br />[[Sam Houser]] (brother) |organization = [[Rockstar Games]] (Vice President of Creativity) |years_active = 1998–present }} '''Dan Houser''' (born 1974) is an [[English people|English]]<ref name=Kotaku_English>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5907413/the-max-payne--comics-will-explain-why-rockstars-hard+boiled-cop-is-so-messed+up |title=The Max Payne Comics Will Explain Why Rockstar's Hard-Boiled Cop Is So Messed-Up |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=2013-09-17}}</ref> [[American people|American]]<nowiki/>video game producer as well the co-founder (along with his brother [[Sam Houser|Sam]]) and vice president of creativity for [[Rockstar Games]].<ref>{{cite web | first = Silviu| last = Stahie | url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rockstar-s-Position-on-Critics-10805.shtml | title = Rockstar's Position on Critics | publisher = [[Softpedia]] | year = }}</ref> As well as producing video games, Houser is the head writer for Rockstar Games,<ref name=NYT/> being the lead for ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'', ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' and ''[[Max Payne 3]]''. He has also written, or co-written, almost all of the titles in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' series.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/10/arts/video-games/q-and-a-rockstars-dan-houser-on-grand-theft-auto-v.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Americana at Its Most Felonious|first=Chris|last=Suellentrop|date=November 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name=TG>{{cite web|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/07/grand-theft-auto-dan-houser|title=Grand Theft Auto V: meet Dan Houser, architect of a gaming phenomenon|date=6 September 2013}}</ref> ==Biography== Houser was born in [[London]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/19/sam-and-dan-houser-mediaguardian-100-2010 |title=Sam and Dan Houser &#124; MediaGuardian 100 2010 &#124; Media |publisher=The Guardian |date= 19 July 2010|accessdate=2013-09-17 |location=London}}</ref> the son of British lawyer Walter Houser and actress [[Geraldine Moffat]].<ref name="Meet the brains">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/8122020/Meet-the-brains-behind-Grand-Theft-Auto|title=Meet The Brains Behind Grand Theft Auto|date=27 December 2012|publisher=Stuff.co|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5axAI_o1XHsJ:uk.news.yahoo.com/behind-grand-theft-auto-v--the--rockstar--creators-of-gaming-s-cult-hit.html+&cd=40&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca|title=Behind Grand Theft Auto V: The 'Rockstar' creators of gaming's cult hit|date=14 November 2012|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref> Houser was educated at [[St Paul's School, London|St Paul's School]] in London and [[Oxford University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-477505/Grand-Theft-Auto-The-reckoning.html |title=Grand Theft Auto: The reckoning &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=24 August 2007 |accessdate=24 May 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Despite wanting to be musicians, both Houser and his brother [[Sam Houser|Sam]] had a fascination with storytelling from a young age. Growing up near a video library in London, they watched many American crime and cult films and [[Spaghetti Western]]s. Houser has stated he is a fan of [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]]'s film ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'',<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Gangs of New York|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/arts/16schi.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Seth|last=Schiesel|date=October 16, 2005}}</ref> [[Rockstar Games]] went on to release a video game version of ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' in 2005.<ref name=NYT/> In 1995, Houser got a part-time job at BMG Interactive testing CD-ROMs, although he wasn't a full-time employee until 1996.<ref name="Meet the brains"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.1up.com/news/rockstar-dan-houser-big-japan|title=Rockstar's Dan Houser: Big in Japan?|date=26 October 2011|publisher=1up.com|accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref> Dan and Sam later became interested in a video game called ''Race'n'Chase'' which was being developed by [[DMA Design]] after getting a preview of the game. The Housers signed ''Race'n'Chase'' to BMG Interactive as the publisher and changed the name of the game to ''[[Grand Theft Auto (video game)|Grand Theft Auto]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://me.ign.com/en/feature/2238/IGN-Presents-The-History-of-Grand-Theft-Auto|title=The History of Grand Theft Auto|date=5 September 2013|publisher=IGN|accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref> In 1998, Houser left London and moved to New York with his brother, where the Houser brothers founded Rockstar Games.<ref name="Meet the brains"/> Houser has been credited as a producer for five ''Grand Theft Auto'' games, and also works as a writer and voice artist for the series.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} Despite the high profile of the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, Houser and his brother have shied away from the celebrity spotlight, preferring to focus on the Rockstar Games brand rather than giving any one person the credit for the games' success.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://thegamershub.net/2012/05/gaming-gods-dan-and-sam-houser/ | title = Gaming Gods: Dan and Sam Houser | author = Ryan P. | publisher = The Gamer's Hub | date= 18 May 2012 | accessdate =19 March 2013 }}</ref> In 2009, both Dan and Sam Houser appeared in [[Time Magazine]]'s most 100 influential people of 2009 list.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893836_1894428,00.html | title = Sam and Dan Houser - The 2009 TIME 100 | author = Matt Selman | publisher = [[Time Magazine]] | date= 30 April 2009 | accessdate =19 March 2013 }}</ref> ==Video game credits== ===Producer=== *''[[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969]]'' (1999) *''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (2001) *''[[Smuggler's Run: Warzones]]'' (2002) (Executive producer) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (2002) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (2004) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' (2006) (Executive producer) *''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' (2010) (Executive producer)<ref name=NYT/> *''[[L.A. Noire]]'' (2011) (Executive producer)<ref name=NYT/> *''[[Max Payne 3]]'' (2012) (Executive producer)<ref name=NYT/> ===Writer=== *''[[Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969]]'' (1999) *''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]'' (1999) *''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (2001) *''[[Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory]]'' (2001) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (2002) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (2004) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' (2005) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' (2006) *''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'' (2006) *''[[Bully: Scholarship Edition]]'' (2008) *''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' (2008) *''[[Midnight Club: Los Angeles]]'' (2008) (Dialogue) *''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]'' (2009) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' (2009) *''[[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' (2009) *''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' (2010) *''[[Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare]]'' (2010) *''[[Max Payne 3]]'' (2012) *''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' (2013)<ref name=NYT/> ===Voice actor=== *''[[X-Squad]]'' (2000) *''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (2001) - Pedestrian *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (2002) - Radio Caller, Commercial Voice *''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (2004) - Commercial Voice *''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' (2005) - Commercial Voice ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0396744}} {{Rockstar Games}} {{Authority control}} {{Persondata |NAME=Houser, Dan |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=English video game producer, writer |DATE OF BIRTH= 1974 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[London]], [[England]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Houser, Dan}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People educated at St Paul's School, London]] [[Category:People from London]] [[Category:Rockstar Games]] [[Category:Video game writers]] [[Category:English expatriates in the United States]]'