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Dan Houser(I)

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  • Producer
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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
3.9
Video Game
  • Writer(segment Grand Theft Auto III)
  • 2021
Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
Red Dead Redemption II
9.7
Video Game
  • Writer(local pedestrian and ambient conversation)
  • 2018
Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
Grand Theft Auto III
8.7
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2001
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
9.2
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2002

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Writer

  • Grand Theft Auto Online (2022)
    Grand Theft Auto Online
    • written by
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
    Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
    • script: cutscenes
    • written by
    • written by: Cut Scenes (segment Grand Theft Auto III) ...
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Red Dead Redemption 2: The Modded Wacky West (2020)
    Red Dead Redemption 2: The Modded Wacky West
    • characters
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Red Dead Online (2019)
    Red Dead Online
    • written by
    • Video Game
    • 2019
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: Stairwell of Death Compilations
    • original creator
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
    Red Dead Redemption II
    • dialogue written by
    • writer: local pedestrian and ambient conversation
    • written by ...
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • Oh! Squints III (2018)
    Oh! Squints III
    • screenplay by
    • 2018
  • Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
    Grand Theft Auto V
    • writer: in-game internet
    • writer: tv/radio/cinema
    • written by (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2013
  • Max Payne 3 (2012)
    Max Payne 3
    • written by
    • written by: tv
    • Video Game
    • 2012
  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
    • written by (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Red Dead Redemption (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption
    • written by
    • written by: blackwater ledger/silent films
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
    • writer: pedestrian dialogue
    • written by
    • written by: Internet ...
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
    • writer: pedestrian dialogue
    • written by
    • written by: cutscenes/game dialogue (uncredited) ...
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
    • written by
    • Video Game
    • 2009

Additional Crew

  • Grand Theft Auto Online (2022)
    Grand Theft Auto Online
    • vice president: creative
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
    Grand Theft Auto V
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2013
  • Max Payne 3 (2012)
    Max Payne 3
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2012
  • L.A. Noire (2011)
    L.A. Noire
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2011
  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
    • vice president of creative (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Red Dead Redemption (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008)
    Midnight Club: Los Angeles
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Manhunt 2 (2007)
    Manhunt 2
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2007
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2006
  • Bully (2006)
    Bully
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2006
  • Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (2006)
    Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2006
  • Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
    Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2005
  • The Warriors (2005)
    The Warriors
    • vice president of creative
    • Video Game
    • 2005

Producer

  • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
    Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Red Dead Online (2019)
    Red Dead Online
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2019
  • Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
    Red Dead Redemption II
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • Max Payne 3 (2012)
    Max Payne 3
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2012
  • L.A. Noire (2011)
    L.A. Noire
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2011
  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Red Dead Redemption (2010)
    Red Dead Redemption
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2006
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 2004
  • Midnight Club II (2003)
    Midnight Club II
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 2003
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 2002
  • Smuggler's Run: Warzones (2002)
    Smuggler's Run: Warzones
    • executive producer
    • Video Game
    • 2002
  • Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
    Grand Theft Auto III
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 2001
  • Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 (1999)
    Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 (1999)
    Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 1999

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    • Krystyna Jakubiak? - present
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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.
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      Generally, the stories of his video games star criminals or antiheroes of moot morality.

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