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Dan Futterman Biography

Birth Name:
Daniel Futterman
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, screenwriter

Fast Facts

  • Met wife Anya Epstein while appearing in a 1999 episode (which she had written) of Homicide: Life on the Street
  • Played Charlotte's virile boyfriend in touch with his feminine side in the Sex and the City episode "Evolution
  • " Had a recurring role as Amy Brenneman's brother on Judging Amy
  • Has been friends with Capote director Bennett Miller and star Philip Seymour Hoffman since their teens, when they met at a summer theater camp
  • For security reasons, his scenes portraying slain reporter Daniel Pearl in the film A Mighty Heart (2007) were secretly shot in Pakistan
  • Produced and created original characters for the third season of HBO's In Treatment with wife Epstein

Awards

  • 2019Writers Guild Awards-Long Form Adapted: nominated
  • 2015Independent Spirit Awards-Special Distinction Award: winner
  • 2015Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
  • 2006BAFTA Film Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2006London Film Critics Association-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
  • 2006Critics' Choice Awards-Best Writer: nominated
  • 2006Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2006Independent Spirit Awards-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2005Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 2005Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2005Online Film Critics Association-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2005San Diego Film Critics Association-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2005National Society of Film Critics-Best Screenplay (Runner-up): winner
  • 2005Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2005Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Screenplay: nominated

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