David Light

David Light was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated Cheltenham High School and Columbia University. After college, he did animation work on the feature film "Cats Don't Dance" (1997), before working at Nickelodeon & MTV Animation as a Development Executive. He earned his MFA from Columbia University's Graduate Film Division. Light worked as a staff writer on the animated series "Yu-gi-oh!" (Warner Bros; 2011-2005); created and sold dozens of comedy pilots for NBC, SONY, ABC Family, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and CBC; and sold a story idea to Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO; 2000-), about the etiquette of the handicapped stall in public bathrooms, used in season 5. David Light co-created and executive produced the Disney musical movie franchise "Zombies" with his creative partner, Joseph Raso. The message of inclusion and tolerance of "Zombies" (2018) was recognized as a Humanitas Prize finalist. The movie has since spawned "Zombies 2" (2019) and "Zombies 3" set to premiere summer of 2022. Light & Raso also penned "Sneakerella" (2022) a re-imagining of the classic fairytale Cinderella set in the modern world of sneakerheads. Light lives in Los Angeles, where he is married to Rabbi Sharon Brous founder of IKAR who was named by Newsweek/Daily Beast as the #1 most influential Rabbi in America.