Dan Fogelman(born February 19, 1976) is an American screenwriter and producer, whose screenplays includeCars,Tangled,andCrazy, Stupid, Love.He also created the 2012 televisionsitcomThe Neighbors,the 2015fairy tale-themedmusical comedyseriesGalavant,the 2016dramaseriesThis Is Us,and the 2016 baseball drama seriesPitch.
Dan Fogelman | |
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 Fogelman at the premiere ofLife Itself,2018 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | February 19, 1976 |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, producer |
| Known for | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1[1] |
Biography
editFogelman grew up in what he has called an "endearingly dysfunctional"Jewishfamily[2]inRiver Vale, New Jersey.[3]He attendedPascack Valley High Schoolin nearbyHillsdale.[4]He attended theUniversity of Pennsylvaniaand graduated in 1997.[5]He and his mother, Joyce,[6]took a road trip fromNew JerseytoLas Vegasthat became the basis for his 2012 film comedyThe Guilt Trip,starringBarbra StreisandandSeth Rogenas a mother and son on a cross-country road trip.[2]His father, named Marty, became the namesake of the father in the 2012 televisionsitcomThe Neighborscreated by Fogelman, who has a sister who inspired the family daughter in this series.[2]He is married toCaitlin Thompson,who stars as Madison on his family dramaThis Is Usand they share a son together born in 2020.[1]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Title | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shit Happens | 2003 | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| Cars | 2006 | No | Yes | No | |
| Fred Claus | 2007 | No | Yes | No | |
| Bolt | 2008 | No | Yes | No | Voice role: Billy |
| Tangled | 2010 | No | Yes | No | |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | No | Story | No | |
| Crazy, Stupid, Love | 2011 | No | Yes | No | |
| The Guilt Trip | 2012 | No | Yes | Executive | |
| Last Vegas | 2013 | No | Yes | No | |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2015 | No | No | Yes | |
| Danny Collins | 2015 | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
| Life Itself | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Honeymoon with Harry | TBA | No | Yes | No |
Also uncredited wrote an earlier draft forIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023).[7]
Television films
edit| Title | Year | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 12th Man | 2006 | Yes | Yes | |
| Lipshitz Saves the World | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Unsold pilot |
| Untitled NBA Project | 2015 | No | Yes | |
| The King of 7B | 2015 | Yes | Yes |
Television series
edit| Title | Year(s) | Writer | Executive Producer |
Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like Family | 2003–2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator and executive producer (23 episodes) / Writer (Episode: ''Pilot'') |
| The Neighbors | 2012–2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator and executive producer (44 episodes) / Writer (8 episodes) |
| Galavant | 2015–2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator and executive producer (18 episodes) / Writer (4 episodes) |
| Grandfathered | 2015–2016 | Yes | Yes | No | Writer (2 episodes) / Executive producer (22 episodes) |
| Pitch | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator and executive producer (10 episodes) / Writer (3 episodes) |
| This Is Us | 2016–2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator and executive producer (106 episodes) / Writer (19 episodes) |
| Only Murders in the Building | 2021–present | No | Yes | No | 30 episodes |
References
edit- ^ab"Who is Caitlin Thompson from This Is Us?".The Focus.2020-10-28.Retrieved2020-11-10.
- ^abcPfefferman, Naomi (September 10, 2012)."'The Neighbors': Aliens next door ".The Jewish Journal.Archived fromthe originalon October 22, 2016.RetrievedDecember 14,2012.
- ^Youngmisuk, Ohm."Derrick Ward goes from movie gofer to Giant attraction",Daily News (New York),September 30, 2007. Accessed August 19, 2013. "Dan Fogelman has a movie debuting this Christmas calledFred Clausstarring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and Kevin Spacey.... Now the kid who used to run to get coffee and sandwiches is the starting running back for the New York Giants. 'It blows my mind,' says Fogelman, a lifelong Giants fan who grew up in River Vale, N.J. "
- ^Gladstone, Douglas J."This Is UsIs Back (Now Stop Sobbing); NJ native Dan Fogelman never imagined his hit seriesThis Is Uswould make viewers cry so much. ",New Jersey Monthly,October 6, 2017. Accessed November 2, 2017. "'When I started showing the pilot to people it started happening,' says Fogelman, who grew up in River Vale and attended Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale."
- ^Krueger, Alyson (Aug 28, 2017)."This Is Us Is His".The Pennsylvania Gazette.Retrieved12 October2020.
- ^Pfefferman, Naomi (July 26, 2011)."First crush to midlife dating".The Jewish Journal.RetrievedDecember 14,2012.
- ^"Indiana Jones 5".Writers Guild of America West.February 10, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on March 20, 2023.RetrievedMay 27,2023.