Josh Klausner is an American screenwriter.
He wrote ''
Date Night
''Date Night'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy crime film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Josh Klausner.
Starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Taraji P. Henson, Common, and Mark Wahlberg, the film tells the story of a case of mistaken iden ...
'' (2010) and ''
Shrek Forever After
''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek the Thi ...
'' (2010).
Biography
Early life
Josh Klausner graduated from
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...
in
Princeton, New Jersey
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.
Career
He started his career in the movie industry as an assistant for ''
Dumb & Dumber
''Dumb and Dumber'' is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with Bobby Farrelly and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise. Starring Jim Carrey a ...
'' in 1994.
He then worked as the second unit director for ''
Kingpin'' in 1996, ''
There’s Something About Mary
''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. It stars Cameron Diaz as the title character with Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans, and Chris Elliott all playing men w ...
'' in 1998, ''
Me, Myself & Irene
''Me, Myself & Irene'' is a 2000 American slapstick black comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, Richard Jenkins, Daniel Greene, Anthony Anderson, Jerod Mixon an ...
'' in 2000, and ''
Shallow Hal
''Shallow Hal'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a shallow man who falls in love with a 300-pound woman after being hypnotized into only seeing a person's inner beauty. Directed by the Farrelly ...
'' in 2001.
[Stuart Miller]
Josh Klausner: Learned about laughs on the set
''Variety
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'', December 3, 2010
He was the screenwriter of ''
The 4th Floor'' (1999), ''
Date Night
''Date Night'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy crime film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Josh Klausner.
Starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Taraji P. Henson, Common, and Mark Wahlberg, the film tells the story of a case of mistaken iden ...
'' (2010), and ''
Shrek Forever After
''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek the Thi ...
'' (2010).
Personal life
He is married to
Hyatt Bass
Hyatt Bass (born 1969) is an American novelist and philanthropist.
Early life and education
Her father, Sid Bass, is an oil heir and business executive.Laurie MuchnickHyatt Bass, Sid’s Daughter, Pens Dad With Big Ego: Book Review ''Bloomberg'', ...
, a novelist and Texas oil heiress.
[Julie Satow]
Palaces-in-the-Making
''The New York Times
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'', October 24, 2013 They have two sons, Jasper and Hayden. They reside in a 12,000 square-foot house on
Greenwich Street
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in the
West Village
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The traditional boundaries of the West Village are the Hudson River to the west, 14th Street (Manhattan ...
on the island of
Manhattan
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, in
New York City
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.
The house, a former film studio, was redesigned by architect
Annabelle Selldorf
Annabelle Selldorf (born 1960) is a German-born architect and founding principal of Selldorf Architects, a New York City-based architecture practice. She is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) and the recipient of the 2016 AIA ...
for them.
Filmography
References
External links
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American male screenwriters
Living people
People from Greenwich Village
Princeton University alumni
Screenwriters from New York (state)
Year of birth missing (living people)