Charles Randolph is an American

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and producer for

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and

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. In 2015, he won the

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along with Adam McKay for co-writing ''

The Big Short ''The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine'' is a nonfiction book by Michael Lewis about the build-up of the United States housing bubble during the 2000s. It was released on March 15, 2010, by W. W. Norton & Company. It spent 28 weeks on ' ...

''. In 2019, he wrote and produced the film '' Bombshell'', which was directed by Jay Roach and starred Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, and Nicole Kidman.

Early life

Randolph was born in

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. After graduating from

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, he worked as a

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and

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professor at various universities in

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(including Webster Vienna Private University) in the 1990s.

Screenwriting

In 1997, Randolph spent a weekend giving lectures at the

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. From a chance meeting with someone who worked for the

Farrelly brothers Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, collectively referred to as the Farrelly brothers, are American screenwriters and directors. They have made eleven films together, including ''Dumb and Dumber'', '' Outside Providence'', and ''There's Something ...

, Randolph was inspired to attempt screenwriting. Randolph has written screenplays for several films and TV movies including ''

The Life of David Gale ''The Life of David Gale'' is a 2003 dramatic crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Charles Randolph. The film is an international co-production, between the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. It was Parker's fin ...

'' (2003), '' The Interpreter'' (2005), ''

Love & Other Drugs ''Love & Other Drugs'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed, produced and co-written by Edward Zwick and based on Jamie Reidy's 2005 non-fiction book ''Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman''. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal ...

'' (2010) and ''

'' (2015). In 2016, Randolph received the

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for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Empire Award for Best Screenplay, and the

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and the Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay for co-writing The Big Short with Adam McKay. He was additionally nominated for the

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. Randolph invested nearly a year adapting ''The Big Short''; three months for an initial draft and another three months to reduce the complexity.

Personal life

Randolph is married to Israeli actress

Mili Avital Mili Avital is an Israeli actress. She built an international career, starting in her native Israel, starring on stage, film and television. She won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1991, moved to New York in 1993 to stu ...

, with whom he has two children.

Filmography

Film Television

References

External links

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Randolph on the red carpet for ''The Big Short'' Hollywood premiere
on

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