Lee Eisenberg (born April 5, 1977) is an American film and television writer and producer. He usually works with
Gene Stupnitsky, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment.
Life and career
Eisenberg was born in
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham ( ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 at the 2020 U.S. Census. It is home of Olin College.
History
Early settlement
Needham was first settled in 1680 with the purchase of a ...
. His father is an immigrant from
Israel. He graduated from
Connecticut College in 1999, after which he wrote the independent short film "Flush," and was once a contestant on the game show ''
Pyramid''.
Television
In 2005, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky joined the staff of the
NBC comedy series ''
The Office,'' where they remained from seasons 2 to 6. In addition to writing, he served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Stupnitsky, "
Michael Scott Paper Company" and "
The Lover". Although he is not credited for directing "Michael Scott Paper Company", similarly Stupnitsky is not credited for directing "The Lover", as only one person can be credited with directing the episode. They also directed ''
The Outburst
''The Office'' is an American television sitcom broadcast on NBC. Created as an adaptation by Greg Daniels of the British series of the same name, it is a mockumentary that follows the day-to-day lives of the employees of the Scranton, Pennsylv ...
'', a webisode series for ''The Office''. He also acted as one of the Vance Refrigeration delivery guys (Gino), along with Stupnitsky, present in several episodes of ''The Office''.
In 2013, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky had a busy year in television, and were listed as two of ''
Deadline Hollywood's'' "Overachievers" of pilot season. Along with
Stephen Merchant, they created, executive produced, and wrote for the
HBO
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series ''
Hello Ladies
''Hello Ladies'' is an American sitcom created by Stephen Merchant, Lee Eisenberg, and Gene Stupnitsky. It stars Merchant as an Englishman looking for love in modern Los Angeles. The series premiered on the American network HBO on September 29, ...
'', which ran for one season and concluded with a feature-length special. That same year, they wrote a pilot for ABC based on the popular
BBC series ''
Pulling'', in addition to serving as executive producers on the series ''
Trophy Wife'' on ABC. They also executive produced the series ''
Bad Teacher'' for CBS, which is based on their original screenplay.
Film
Eisenberg and Stupnitsky have worked together on several screenplays, many of which they have produced as well. Along with
Harold Ramis, they wrote the screenplay for ''
Year One
The term "Year One" in political history usually refers to the institution of radical, revolutionary change. This usage dates from the time of the French Revolution. After the official abolition of the French monarchy on 21 September 1792, the N ...
'', which starred
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...
and
Michael Cera, and was released in 2009. Following that, they wrote and produced the film ''
Bad Teacher'', which starred
Cameron Diaz and
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...
. They were to serve as producers of a proposed sequel.
Eisenberg and Stupnitsky wrote a screenplay for ''
Ghostbusters III'' that was not used for the franchise. The duo also wrote the screenplay for ''
Good Boys Good Boys may refer to:
* " Good Boys (song)", a 2003 song by Blondie
* ''Good Boys'' (film), a 2019 American film
* ''The Good Boys'', a 1997 Indian Malayalam film
* Goodboys
Goodboys are an English house music group consisting of Joshua Gr ...
'', which was released in 2019.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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American television writers
American male television writers
American people of Israeli descent
Jewish American writers
Connecticut College alumni
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Writers Guild of America Award winners
1977 births
21st-century American Jews