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Booksmart
''Booksmart'' is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two graduating high school girls who set out to finally break the rules and party on their last day of classes. Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis also star. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 24, by United Artists Releasing. It received critical acclaim and grossed $25 million against a $6 million budget. For her performance, Feldstein was nominated for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical at the 77th Golden Globe Awards. Plot High school seniors and longtime best friends Amy Antsler and Molly Davidson are accomplished Ivy League–bound students but unpopular with their peers despite Molly being class pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Fogel
Susanna Fogel is an American director, screenwriter and author, best known for co-writing the 2019 film ''Booksmart'' and for co-writing and directing the 2018 action/comedy ''The Spy Who Dumped Me''. Her many accolades include a DGA Award and nominations at the BAFTA Film Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards and the WGA Awards. Early life and education Fogel was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where her parents were both faculty at Brown University. Her father is the neuropsychiatrist and Harvard Medical School professor Barry S. Fogel, who founded the American Neuropsychiatric Association, and her mother, Margaret Selkin Fogel, is a psychologist. Her grandfather, Daniel Fogel, was a personal lawyer to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (American politician), Tom Bradley. Her uncle, Jeremy Fogel, is a former United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She graduated from Concord Academy in 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Silberman
Katie Silberman is an American screenwriter and film producer. She is most known for writing the screenplays to ''Set It Up'' (2018), ''Booksmart'' (2019), and ''Don't Worry Darling'' (2022). Career Silberman earned her BA from Dartmouth College and her Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University School of the Arts. Silberman wrote the screenplay and served as a co-producer on romantic comedy film ''Set It Up'', which appeared on the 2015 Black List. It was released in June 2018 by Netflix. Silberman co-wrote ''Isn't It Romantic'' alongside Dana Fox and Erin Cardillo, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson. In spring 2018, Silberman was hired to revise the screenplay for ''Booksmart'', and to update the story; previous drafts had been written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel. Directed by Olivia Wilde, the film was released in 2019. Silberman, who also served as producer for the film, explored new concepts. She received a BAFTA Award for Best Original Scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn, , March 10, 1984) is an American actress and director. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' (2007–2012), and appeared in the action films ''Tron: Legacy'' (2010) and ''Cowboys & Aliens'' (2011), the romantic drama film Her (2013 film), ''Her'' (2013), the comedy film ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' (2013), and the horror film ''The Lazarus Effect (2015 film), The Lazarus Effect'' (2015). She made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut playing Julia (Nineteen Eighty-Four), Julia in ''1984 (play), 1984'' (2017). Wilde made her directorial debut with the teen comedy film ''Booksmart'' (2019), which received critical acclaim and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. She directed the thriller film ''Don't Worry Darling'' (2022), which she also starred in. Early life Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on March 10, 1984. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaitlyn Dever
Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (; born December 21, 1996) is an American actress, singer, musician, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Justified (TV series), Justified'' (2011–2015), ''Last Man Standing (American TV series), Last Man Standing'' (2011–2021), ''Unbelievable (miniseries), Unbelievable'' (2019), ''Dopesick (miniseries), Dopesick'' (2021), ''Apple Cider Vinegar (TV series), Apple Cider Vinegar'' (2025), and ''The Last of Us (TV series), The Last of Us'' (2025–present). She earned Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award nominations for ''Unbelievable'' and ''Dopesick'', in addition to a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter. Dever has starred in films such as ''Booksmart'' (2019), ''Rosaline (film), Rosaline'' (2022), and ''No One Will Save You'' (2023). Her supporting roles include ''Short Term 12'' (2013), ''Detroit (film), Detroit'' (2017), ''Beautiful Boy (2018 film), Beautiful Boy'' (2018), ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beanie Feldstein
Elizabeth Greer "Beanie" Feldstein (born June 24, 1993) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring roles in the comedy film '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' (2016), the comedy-drama film '' Lady Bird'' (2017), and the coming-of-age comedy film ''Booksmart'' (2019), the last of which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture–Comedy or Musical. Feldstein has appeared on the Broadway stage, making her debut as Minnie Fay in '' Hello, Dolly!'' (2017–18) and portraying the lead role of Fanny Brice in the first revival of '' Funny Girl'' (2022), a performance for which she earned a nomination for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. In 2021, she portrayed Monica Lewinsky in the third season of the FX anthology series '' American Crime Story: Impeachment''. Early life and education Feldstein was born in Los Angeles, the only daughter of Sharon Lyn (), a costume designer and fashion stylist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Halpern
Emily Halpern is an American film and television screenwriter and singer/songwriter. She is best known for co-writing the screenplay of ''Booksmart'' and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2020. She released her debut album, Carry Me Home, in 2022. Life and career Halpern was born in Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College. She began her career writing for the CBS television series ''The Unit'' and the ABC television series '' Private Practice''. In 2019, she co-wrote the screenplay for her debut feature film ''Booksmart ''Booksmart'' is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn De ...'', along with Sarah Haskins. Most recently, she co-wrote the film '' 80 for Brady'', along with Sarah Haskins. In 2022, Halpern released her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Elbaum
Jessica Elbaum is an American producer. She is best known for co-founding the production company Gloria Sanchez Productions with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay in 2014. She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, won one Emmy Award and won " Best First Feature" at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards for producing the film ''Booksmart''. Early life and education Jessica Elbaum was born in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California. Career Elbaum's first job after graduating from the University of Southern California was public relations at MGM Studios. She later left MGM to join her family's car washing business in San Fernando Valley. In the 2000s, Elbaum was an assistant to talent agent Julie Darmody. In 2004, a friend of Elbaum recommended a desk job on Will Ferrell's team, which later lead to Elbaum becoming Ferrell's personal assistant. Her first day as Ferrell's assistant was spent on set for '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan The Automator
Daniel M. Nakamura (born August 29, 1966), better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark. Early life Daniel M. Nakamura was born in San Francisco, California, in 1966. His parents spent time in Internment of Japanese Americans, Japanese internment camps as children. His father worked for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and his mother taught at City College of San Francisco. As a child, he learned to play violin. While in high school, he became immersed in hip hop culture. He graduated from San Francisco State University. Career Nakamura started his career as a DJ when he was a teenager. After seeing the younger DJs DJ Qbert and Mix Master Mike performing live, he decided to focus on producing tracks. He first gained attention for his work on Kool Keith's 1996 album ''Dr. Octagonecologyst''. His debut EP, ''Music to Be Murdered By'', was released in 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom ''Friends'', which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, Satellite, American Comedy Awards, American Comedy and TV Guide Award, TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the greatest television characters of all time and is considered to be Kudrow's breakout role, spawning her successful film career. Kudrow initially appeared in a 1989 episode of the hit sitcom ''Cheers'' playing a character named Emily. She also starred in several episodes of the show ''Mad About You'' (1993) as Ursula, before auditioning and earning the role of Phoebe on ''Friends''; her character on ''Mad About You'' was written into the ''Friends'' storyline as Phoebe's twin. In the late 1990s, Kudrow starred in the cult film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sudeikis
Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others. From 2020 to 2023, he co-created and played the title role in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series ''Ted Lasso'', which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was also one of the leading cast members in ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013). Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series ''30 Rock (TV series), 30 Rock'' (2007–2010), ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2010–2011), ''Portlandia (TV series), Portlandia'' (2011–2014), and ''The Last Man on Earth (TV series), The Last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapurna Pictures
Annapurna Pictures is an American independent media company founded by Megan Ellison on April 2, 2011, and based in Los Angeles, California. It is active in film, television theatrical production and video game publishing. History Annapurna Pictures was founded in 2011 by Megan Ellison as a production and financing company focusing on high-end auteur-driven cinema. Ellison had attended University of Southern California’s film school for two semesters and then left in 2005 and traveled the world. Among her stops was Nepal, where she trekked on the Himalayan mountain Annapurna, for which her production company is named. By 2014 Annapurna had produced and/or financed the films '' Lawless'', '' The Master'', ''Killing Them Softly'', ''Zero Dark Thirty'', '' Spring Breakers'', '' The Grandmaster'', ''Her'', ''Foxcatcher'', and '' American Hustle'', and was starting production on '' Joy'', '' Sausage Party'', '' Wiener-Dog'', '' 20th Century Women'', and '' Everybody Wants Some! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai (; , pronunciation: ; born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani female education activist, film and television producer, and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the age of 17. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, the List of Pakistani Nobel laureates, second Pakistani and the only Pashtuns, Pashtun to receive a Nobel Prize.Profile: Malala Yousafzai , BBC News with links to related stories. Yousafzai is a human rights advocate for the education of women and children in her native homeland, Swat District, Swat, where the Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Her advocacy has grown into an international movement, and according to former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, she has become Pakistan's "most prominent citizen." The daughter of educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
