Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman
	Kaufman at the 2015 Fantastic Fest
Born	Charles Stuart Kaufman; November 19, 1958; New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University (BFA)
Occupations	Screenwriter; producer; director; novelist;
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Denise Monaghan
Children	1

Charles Stuart Kaufman (/ˈkɔːfmən/; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, 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 released 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 "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.

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