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Charlie Kaufman: Biography

Charlie Kaufman
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  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Profession: Screenwriter; director; producer
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Charlie Kaufman Fast Facts:
  • Originally wanted to be an actor, and played the lead role in his high school's production of Play It Again, Sam.
  • In the early 1980s, cowrote a number of satirical articles that were published in The National Lampoon.
  • After graduating from college, moved to Minneapolis and worked in an art museum and at the circulation desk of newspaper The Star Tribune.
  • Spent several years writing for sitcoms---including Get a Life and The Dana Carvey Show---while developing his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Being John Malkovich (1999).
  • Made his directorial debut in 2008 with the mind-bending drama Synecdoche, New York.
  • Charlie Kaufman Relationships:
  • Denise Kaufman - Wife
  • Charlie Kaufman Awards:
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1999 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 2004 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2004 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Winner
  • 2002 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Winner
  • 1999 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended Boston University, Boston, MA; New York University, New York, NY (1980, BA in Film)

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Charlie Kaufman, Michelle Williams Charles Eshelman/WireImage.com
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