Scott Rosenberg (born April 24, 1963) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and actor.

Life and career

Rosenberg was born in

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, to a Jewish family. After high school graduation in 1981, he attended

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, from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1985. He earned his MFA from

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

. While at UCLA, he had entered a screenwriting contest, in which he came in third place, and as a result, signed with his first agent. His big break came when producer

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bought his script, "Love Lies Bleeding", and he wrote an episode for the television show, ''

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''. His screenwriting credits include major motion pictures such as ''

Con Air ''Con Air'' is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film centers on a prison break aboard a J ...

'' and '' Gone in 60 Seconds''. During production of the film ''

Domestic Disturbance ''Domestic Disturbance'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Harold Becker and starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Steve Buscemi, and Matt O'Leary. Plot In Southport, Maryland, Susan Morrison, recently divor ...

'' in April 2001, Rosenberg was arrested along with actor

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after a bar brawl in

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. The scuffle broke out at the Firebelly Lounge, where actor

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had been stabbed in the face, throat, and arm. On '' Beautiful Girls'', 1996, starring

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, and

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It was the worst winter ever in this small hometown. Snow plows were coming by, and I was just tired of writing these movies with people getting shot and killed. So I said, 'There is more action going on in my hometown with my friends dealing with the fact that they can't deal with turning 30 or with commitment' – all that became ''Beautiful Girls''.

In October 2015, Rosenberg was brought in to rewrite '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' with his writing partner

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were expected to return to the film's sequel. Scott has two children, Bowie and Sawyer, with his partner Langley Perer.

Filmography

Film

Uncredited revisions * ''

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'' (1998) * '' The General's Daughter'' (1999) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

Runaway Jury ''Runaway Jury'' is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel ''The Runaway Jury'', the film pits lawyer We ...

'' (2003) * ''

Pain & Gain ''Pain & Gain'' is a 2013 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie. It is based on the activities of the Sun Gym gang, a group of ex-convicts and bodybuilders convicted ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) Unproduced screenplays *''

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'' (1992) *''The Ten'' (1996) *''Johnny Diamond'' (1997) *''Bad Moon Rising'' (1997) - Later published as a graphic novel. *''The Sentinel'' (2003) - Remake of the 1977 film of the same name. *''Lets Get Harry'' (2003) - Remake of the 1986 film of the same name. *''And So it Goes'' (2003) *''Bit Players'' (2003) *''The Dirty Dozen'' (2006) - Remake of the 1967 film of the same name. *'' Already Dead'' (2007) *''The Hauntrepreneur'' (2011) *'' Grasshopper Jungle'' (2014) Special thanks * '' Wonderland'' (2003) * ''

Cloverfield ''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yustman ...

'' (2008) * ''Closing Time'' (2010) (Short film)

Acting roles

Television

TV movies TV series

References

External links

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