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Nicholas Stoller Born 19 March 1976
London, EnglandOccupation Writer
Film directorNicholas Stoller (born 19 March 1976) is an English–American screenwriter and director. He is known mainly for directing the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and its 2010 spin-off/sequel, Get Him to the Greek.
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Life and career
Stoller was born in London, England, and raised in Miami, Florida, United States with his brother Matt Stoller. Stoller attended high school at St. Paul's, a New Hampshire boarding school.[1] He went on to attend Harvard College and wrote for the comedy publication The Harvard Lampoon, and played for the improv comedy troupe The Immediate Gratification Players while an undergraduate.[2][3]
From 2000 to 2001, Stoller wrote for Judd Apatow's short-lived Fox television series Undeclared and later co-wrote, again with Apatow, the 2005 comedy Fun with Dick and Jane. Stoller’s directorial debut, the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is a romantic comedy starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Jonah Hill, Kristen Bell, Bill Hader and Russell Brand. The film was produced by Apatow Productions and was released by Universal on 18 April 2008.
In 2007, he wrote a single-camera comedy about a new teacher taking a job at the boarding school he once attended. He wrote Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey; the film was produced by Richard Zanuck and David Heyman. Stoller next wrote and directed a new film for Universal and Apatow Productions titled Get Him to the Greek.[4] The film reteamed Stoller and Apatow with Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-stars Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. The film premiered on 25 May 2010 and opened in theaters on 4 June 2010.
Stoller's future projects include the film Five-Year Engagement, which he will direct and write with Jason Segel, who will also star. Apatow Productions will return to produce the picture, which is about the ups and downs of a man’s five year engagement with his fiancée.[5] In March 2008, it was announced that Stoller will reteam with Jason Segel to write the newest Muppet movie for Disney.[6]
Stoller met Francesca Delbanco (daughter of writer Nicholas Delbanco and granddaughter of cellist Bernard Greenhouse) at a playwriting workshop for Harvard graduates in 2001. They married in a Jewish ceremony in September 2005.[3] They have a daughter.[1]
Filmography
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) (co-writer)
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) (director)
- Yes Man (2008) (writer)
- Gulliver's Travels (2010) (writer)
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) (writer, director)
- The Muppets (2011) (writer)
- Stretch Armstrong (2012) (screenwriter)
References
- ^ a b Pfefferman, Naomi (7 April 2008), "Teen angst bring laughs film director won’t ‘Forget’", JewishJournal.com, http://www.jewishjournal.com/film/article/teen_angst_bring_laughs_film_director_wont_forget_20080418/, retrieved 26 May 2010
- ^ "The Dark Side" WHRB radio interview, 2008
- ^ a b Lacher, Irene (9 October 2005), "Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/fashion/weddings/09vows.html, retrieved 10 April 2008
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (22 April 2008), "Apatow, Stoller speak 'Greek'", Variety, http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984458.html, retrieved 26 April 2008
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (28 February 2008). "Apatow sets 'Five-Year Engagement'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981621.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Jason Segel and Nick Stoller bring Muppets back". M&C Movie News. 13 March 2008. http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1395246.php/Jason_Segel_and_Nick_Stoller_bring_Muppets_back. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
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Categories:- 1976 births
- American film directors
- American screenwriters
- American television writers
- English film directors
- English Jews
- English screenwriters
- Harvard Lampoon people
- Harvard University alumni
- Living people
- People from London
- People from Miami, Florida
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