Steven Conrad
Steven Conrad | |
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 Steve Conrad discusses Patriot for New America in 2017 | |
| Born | 1968 (1968) (age 50) Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Florida State University Northwestern University |
| Known for | Screenwriter, Director, film producer |
Steven Conrad (born 1968)[1] is an American screenwriter, film producer and director.
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links
Personal life
Conrad was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and briefly attended Florida State University before transferring to Northwestern University, where he majored in creative writing. His mother was a teacher at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School[citation needed].
Conrad is also the brother of actor Chris Conrad who lives in Chicago.
Career
Shortly after attending Northwestern, at age 19, he sold his first screenplay, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, adapted from a short story he had written for a creative writing class. Eleven years passed before he tackled his next project, Lawrence Melm, which he scripted and directed. He followed this with The Weather Man (which he also produced) and The Pursuit of Happyness. He wrote, directed, and edited The Promotion, which premiered at South by Southwest in March 2008 and was released by Dimension Films later that year. His projects include an adaptation of the Chang-Rae Lee novel Aloft for Scott Rudin; Chad Schmidt, about a talented actor with a resemblance to Brad Pitt and The Expanding Mailman with Jack Black.[2]
In 2013, he adapted a James Thurber short story for the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by and starring Ben Stiller.
In 2015, he developed Patriot for Amazon Studios. Its pilot led to a full series order,[3] and it premiered in its entirety on February 24, 2017.[4] In addition to executive-producing the series, he has also written and directed most of the first season's episodes. In the same year, Conrad re-wrote the script for Wonder, a film adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio. The script was also written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Chbosky, with the latter having directed the film,[5] which was released on November 17, 2017.
Filmography
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) – writer
The Weather Man (2005) – writer, co-producer
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) – writer
The Promotion (2008) – director, writer
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) – writer
Unfinished Business (2015) – writer
Patriot (2015–) – executive producer, writer, director
Wonder (2017) – writer
Our Lady, LTD (2019–) – executive producer, writer, director
References
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^ "News & Politics". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (December 18, 2015). "Amazon Picks Up Slew of Comedy, Drama, Kids Series". Variety.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
^ Petski, Denise (January 27, 2017). "'Patriot' Gets February Premiere Date On Amazon". Deadline.com.
^ Kit, Borys (April 23, 2015). "'Paddington' Director Books Lionsgate's YA Adaptation 'Wonder' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
External links
Steven Conrad on IMDb- March 11, 2008 Conrad interview at SXSW
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