Stephen Rodrick

Stephen Rodrick is an American journalist currently working as a contributing editor for New York Magazine. He also writes for the New York Times Magazine.

One of Rodrick's first notable stories was a 1996 expose of controversial Republican political consultant Arthur Finkelstein for Boston Magazine. The story included the first interview with Finkelstein in over a decade. Rodrick writes mostly about politics, film, and sports, often following his subjects around for months before writing. For the New York Times Magazine, Rodrick has written lengthy profiles of the musician Jon Brion, the actor Christopher Walken, and the directors Michael Winterbottom and Judd Apatow.

His story on Apatow, "Judd Apatow's Family Values," appeared on the May 28, 2007 cover of the New York Times Magazine and chronicled, over an 18-month period, the making of Apatow's film, "Knocked Up". Rodrick's stories for New York Magaizne have included profiles of Senator Fred Thompson and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The Giuliani story was included in the 2007 edition of "The Best American Political Writing" anthology. Rodrick's stories have also been anthologized in "The Best American Sports Writing" series and "Wild Stories: The Best of Men's Journal."

Before becoming a reporter, Rodrick worked as a deputy press secretary for United States Senator Alan J.Dixon. He is divorced from Yvonne Abraham, a Boston Globe columnist. He appears briefly as a New York Times reporter in Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story and, uncredited, as a fantasy baseball player in Knocked Up. He lives in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.