
Charlie Kaufman
Born: 1958-11-19
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.
Filmography

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004

Moral Orel
2005

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
2023

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017

Her
2013

The Edge
1992

Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy
2020

Synecdoche, New York
2008

Being John Malkovich
1999

Get a Life
1990

Adaptation.
2002

Ned & Stacey
1995

Anomalisa
2015

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002

I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020

Orion and the Dark
2024