Charlie Kaufman

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-11-19 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Charlie Kaufman

Biography

Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York ...

Production

2001

Human Nature

as Producer

1999

Being John Malkovich

as Executive Producer

2002

Adaptation.

as Screenplay

2008

2025

The Actor

as Executive Producer

2001

Human Nature

as Writer

2015

Anomalisa

as Writer

2025

Darkest Miriam

as Executive Producer

2002

Adaptation.

as Executive Producer

2004

2015

Anomalisa

as Theatre Play

2024

2008

2008

-

The Memory Police

as Screenplay

2015

Anomalisa

as Director

2015

Anomalisa

as Producer

2010

Waking Up

as Thanks

2013

Her

as Thanks

2019

Ad Astra

as Script Consultant

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

as Script Consultant

-

Later the War

as Director

-

Later the War

as Screenplay

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