Chris Galletta

Chris Galletta
Born	1981 (age 42–43) Tottenville, Staten Island,New York
Occupation	Screenwriter
Nationality	American
Alma mater	St. John's University

Chris Galletta(born 1981) is an Americanscreenwriter.He is best known for writing the 2013coming-of-age filmThe Kings of Summer.

Early life

Galletta, who comes from anItalianbackground,grew up inTottenville, Staten Island,New York,where he attendedTottenville High School.He graduated from theSt. John's UniversityCollege of Professional Studies; his major was in television and film studies.He later attended theColumbia UniversitySchool of the Artsand graduated with aMaster of Fine Artsin 2010.

Career

Galletta first worked in the entertainment industry on theLate Show with David Lettermanwhere he was an intern.He worked onLettermanas a contributing writer for several years before he left to pursue writing film screenplays full-time.

Galletta's first screenplay,Toy's House,was written as the thesis of his degree at Columbia University.In 2009, the script made theBlack List,a survey of the best unproduced film screenplays, and was purchased by Big Beach Films the same week that the list was published, before Galletta had graduated from Columbia.The film was directed byJordan Vogt-Robertsand renamedThe Kings of Summer.It premiered at the2013 Sundance Film Festivalto positive reviews.Elements of the screenplay are based on Galetta's experiences as a youth living on Staten Island, but the producers of the film changed the location toChagrin Falls, Ohio,a move that Galetta endorsed for giving the story "an 'any town' type of feel."

Galletta has also managed to sell apitchfor a screenplay toNew Line Cinema,which he described as "an action comedy set inRio de Janeiro".The story was co-written with Todd Strauss-Schulson, who is also slated to direct the film, although Galletta was hired to write the script individually.

External links

• Chris GallettaatIMDb