Scott Rosenberg

Birth Name:

Scott Rosenberg

Birth Place:

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer, Script department, Actor

Sponsors a screenplay writing contest each year at Boston University's Redstone Film Festival with fellow alumnus Gary Fleder
Attended the film school programs at the University of Southern California, UCLA, and New York University, but didn't graduate from any of them
Graduated from Boston University in 1985 with a degree in Communications
Has been writing since elementary school, when he would write poems to read to his class
Quote: "(On getting started in the business): "I really think if you're a real writer, you should be writing․ You should be doing whatever you have to do to put food on the table, but it should never get in the way of the writing․""
Quote: "(On the script for "Beautiful Girls"): "I didn't think it was special․ It was a piece of catharsis․ It was entirely written for myself․ Which is probably why it resonated with so many people․ And, inexplicably, still does to this day․""
Best known as the writer and producer of the TV series "Happy Town" and "Life on Mars" and the writer of the films "Gone in Sixty Seconds," "High Fidelity," and "Con Air․"

1996CEC Award for Best ScreenplayWinner
2000Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Winner
2001BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
2001USC Scripter AwardNominated
2001WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
2003DVD Premiere Award - Best Live Action DVD Premiere Movie:Nominated
2009WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
2020Black Reel - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
2020Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated

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