Tom Perrotta
Birth Name:
Thomas R. Perrotta
Birth Place:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Writer, Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- In 2007, he was nominated for a Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Won the 2006 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Earned a degree in English from Yale University in 1983
- Received his master's degree from Syracuse University
- Is best known as the writer of the novels "Election," "Little Children" and "The Leftovers․"
- Once worked as a creative writing instructor at Harvard University
- Worked as the ghostwriter of the R․L․ Stine book "The Thrill Club․"
Awards
- 2006ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2006CFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2006SFFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2006Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2007Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007Critics Choice Award - Best Writer:Nominated
- 2007Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2007INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 2007OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Adapted Long Form:Nominated
- 2016USC Scripter Award - Television:Nominated
- 2017Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2017INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2018WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated