Brendan O'Brien is an American screenwriter, best known for writing the 2014 film '' Neighbors'' along with

Andrew J. Cohen Andrew J. Cohen is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for writing the 2014 film '' Neighbors'' along with Brendan O'Brien. His feature-length directorial debut, '' The House'', was released on June 30, 2017. Early life and ...

Early life and education

O'Brien and his screenwriter-director friend

were both born and grew up in Scarsdale,

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, and both went to Scarsdale Middle School, where they became friends in the sixth grade. O'Brien graduated from

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Career

In 2014, O'Brien co-wrote the script for the comedy film '' Neighbors'' along with Cohen, starring

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and

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. The film was directed by

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and released on May 9, 2014. O'Brien and Cohen also co-wrote the scripts for two 2016 films, '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' and ''

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates ''Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'' is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Jake Szymanski and written by Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O'Brien. The film stars Zac Efron and Adam DeVine as the title characters, two brothers who pu ...

''. O'Brien and Cohen also co-wrote the 2017 comedy film '' The House''. Cohen made his directing debut with the film. In June 2020 it was announced that O'Brien was set to write the screenplay for '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem''. He would ultimately receive a "Story by" credit.

Personal life

O'Brien is married to Amanda Headrick. They have two boys, Gabriel and Jack.

Filmography

* '' Neighbors'' (2014) * '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) * '' The House'' (2017) * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'' (2023) (Story only) * '' Back in Action'' (2025)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Brendan Living people American male screenwriters Georgetown University alumni Film producers from New York (state) Writers from Scarsdale, New York Screenwriters from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers