Stuart Blumberg (born July 19, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, producer and director.

Early life

Blumberg grew up in

Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the city population was 29,439. Shaker Heights is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland, abutting the eastern edge of the city's limits. In July 1911, a ...

and graduated from

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. He is of

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descent. He graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

in 1991 with a BA in History, where

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was a roommate.

Career

Blumberg was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for co-writing '' The Kids Are All Right''. Blumberg made his directorial debut with the Hollywood film ''Thanks for Sharing'' starring

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, Gwyneth Paltrow,

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, and

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. The film is about

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and how a group of New Yorkers deal with recovery.

Filmography

As director

* ''

Thanks for Sharing ''Thanks for Sharing'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Stuart Blumberg, who co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Winston. The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson, Patrick Fugit, Carol ...

'' (2012) * ''

She Said, She Said "She Said She Said" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album ''Revolver (Beatles album), Revolver''. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon with assistance from George Harrison. Lennon describe ...

'' (short, 2013) * ''The Testament'' (TBA)

As writer

* ''

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'' (TV series, 1996) * ''

Keeping the Faith ''Keeping the Faith'' is a 2000 American romantic comedy film written by Stuart Blumberg, and starring Ben Stiller, Edward Norton (in his directorial debut), Jenna Elfman, Eli Wallach, and Anne Bancroft. This film was released by Touchstone Pi ...

'' (2000) * '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004) * '' The Kids Are All Right'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blumberg, Stuart 1969 births Living people American male screenwriters American television writers Jewish American writers Yale College alumni Film directors from Ohio Writers from Shaker Heights, Ohio American male television writers Actors from Shaker Heights, Ohio Screenwriters from Ohio 21st-century American Jews