Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman

writer, producer, additional crew

Charlie Kaufman was born on Nov 19, 1958 in USA. Charlie Kaufman's big-screen debut came with Being John Malkovich directed by Spike Jonze in 1999. Charlie Kaufman is known for Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show directed by Josh Greenbaum, Dana Carvey stars as Self and Robert Smigel as Self - SNL Nerd. Charlie Kaufman has got 94 awards and 109 nominations so far. The most recent award Charlie Kaufman achieved is Bruin Film Society Awards. The upcoming new movie Charlie Kaufman plays is I'm Thinking of Ending Things which will be released on Sep 04, 2020.

Avid reader Charlie Kaufman wrote plays and made short films as a young student. He moved from Massapequa, New York to West Hartford, Connecticut in 1972 where he attended high school. As a comedic actor, he performed in school plays and, after graduation, he enrolled at Boston University but soon transferred NYU to study film. Charlie worked in the circulation department of the Star Tribune, in Minneapolis, in the late 1980s and moved to Los Angeles in 1991, where he was hired to write for the TV sitcom Get a Life (1990). He went on to write comedy sketches and a variety of TV show episodes. Between writing assignments, he wrote the inventive screenplay Dans la peau de John Malkovich (1999), which created Hollywood interest and the attention of producer Steve Golin. Charlie works at home in Pasadena, California, where he lives with his wife Denise and children.

  • Birthday

    Nov 19, 1958
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA
  • Also known

    찰리 코프먼, 찰리 카우프만, 찰리 카프만, Charles Kaufman, Donald Kaufman, Τσάρλι Κάουφμαν

Known For

Awards

94 wins & 109 nominations

Bruin Film Society Awards
2021
Best Screenplay
Winner - BFS Award
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards
2021
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner - Jury Award
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