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Dennis Heaton is a well known screenwriter working in film and television. Recent credits include writer, co-executive producer of Call Me Fitz

Call Me Fitz

Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...

and writer/creator of the popular web series My Pal Satan

Television

Year	Show	Credit
2010–2011	Call Me Fitz Call Me Fitz Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...	Writer/Co-executive producer
2009	The Listener The Listener (TV series) The Listener is a Canadian science fiction drama set in Toronto about a young paramedic named Toby Logan with the ability to listen to people's minds. The series premiered on Fox International Channels beginning with the Arabic-speaking area of northern Africa and south-western Asia on March 1, 2009...	Writer/Co-producer
2008	jPod JPod JPod is a novel by Douglas Coupland published by Random House of Canada in 2006. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, Ethan Jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers whose last names all begin with the letter 'J'.JPod was...	Writer
2008	Blood Ties Blood Ties (TV series) Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a Vampire assists Police in dealing with crime...	Writer/Story Editor
2008	Jibber Jabber Jibber Jabber (TV series) Jibber Jabber is a Canadian children's television series about twin brothers, Jibber and Jabber, who like to imagine things.-Production:Jibber Jabber is computer animated by Northwest Imaging and FX , a visual effects and animation company based in Vancouver), in association with Jibber Jabber...	Writer
2007	George of the Jungle George of the Jungle George of the Jungle was an American animated series produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who created The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The character George was inspired by the legend of Tarzan. It ran for 17 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 9 to December 30, 1967, on the American TV...	Writer
2007	Wayside Wayside (TV series) Wayside is a Canadian animated television series created by Louis Sachar, developed and written by John Derevlany for Canadian television channel Teletoon. The series centers on Todd, a transfer student who attends Wayside, an offbeat educational institution based on Sachar's upbringing...	Writer
2005	Life With Derek Life with Derek Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...	Writer
2005	Being Ian Being Ian Being Ian is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions, Corus Entertainment and Nelvana, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker....	Writer
2004	Atomic Betty Atomic Betty Atomic Betty is a Canadian animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, and Tele Images Kids. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada and M6 and Télétoon in France. It currently airs on CITV. The series has once again begun...	Writer
2002	ZeD ZeD ZeD is a Canadian variety television program and website. The series premiered on CBC Television in March 2002 and ran to 2006. Hosted primarily by Sharon Lewis and Ziya Tong, ZeD publicized creative works from Canada and other countries, including a substantial portion of material created by...	Writer
2002	Life and Times	Writer/Producer
2002	KinK KinK KinK was a Canadian documentary television series, which first aired in 2001 on Showcase. The series profiled some of the more unusual edges of human sexuality, primarily the kink and fetish scenes. It was filmed in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg; the fifth season, set in Halifax, Nova...	Director/Creative Consultant
2001	Forced March to Freedom	Writer/Director
2000	Yvon of the Yukon Yvon of the Yukon Yvon of the Yukon is a cartoon television show developed by Studio B Productions and Corus Entertainment. Based in the fictional town of Upyer Mukluk, the show premiered on YTV on September 9, 1999, and last aired on November 22, 2005....	Writer
1999	Murder in Normandy	Writer
1997	Tales From the Far Side II	Writer
1994	Tales From the Far Side	Writer
1994	The Brothers Grunt The Brothers Grunt The Brothers Grunt is an animated TV series that aired from August 15, 1994 to February 20, 1995 on MTV. The series was created by Danny Antonucci .-Premise:...	Writer

Film

Year	Film	Role
2006	Fido Fido (film) Fido is a 2006 Canadian zombie comedy film directed by Andrew Currie and written by Robert Chomiak, Currie, and Dennis Heaton from an original story by Heaton...	Writer
2006	Headshot Headshot (film) Bullet to the Head is an upcoming 2012 action film, directed by Walter Hill based upon Alexis Nolent's French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete. The film will star Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, and Christian Slater...	Writer/Director
1993	Deadly Deposits	Writer/Producer

Awards and nominations

Awards

2005 Leo - Best Animation Program or Series - Being Ian
2003 Writers Guild of Canada - Top 10 - Yvon of the Yukon

Nominations

2009 Writers Guild of Canada - Best Short Subject or Web Series - My Pal Satan
2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series - George of the Jungle
2008 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series - jPod
2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama - Fido
2007 Leo - Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama - Head Shot
2007 Leo - Best Short Drama - Head Shot
2007 WGC Award - Feature Film Fido
2006 Berlin Film Festival Best Short Film - Head Shot
2004 WGC Award - Best Writing in Children's & Preschool - Yvon of the Yukon episode "Siamese Twits"

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