Writer
Chris Weitz
Chris Weitz
- Date of birth
- Age
- 56
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- film director, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur, actor, director
- Languages
- English
Biography
Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with Tony Gilroy.
Education
- Trinity College
- St Paul's School
- Allen-Stevenson School
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay2003 About a Boy
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