Stephen Chbosky

Writing

Biography

Stephen Chbosky (born January 25, 1970) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best-known for writing The New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), as well as for writing and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent and Disney's 2017 live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, alongside Evan Spiliotopoulos, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which aired from 2006 to 2008. Most recently, he directed the 2017 drama Wonder, starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay. His next novel, Imaginary Friend, was published in October 2019.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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The Four Corners of Nowhere

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Seven recent graduates, underemployed and frustrated, reunite in their Michigan college town.

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The Four Corners of Nowhere

Finneas

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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

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Feature length documentary about Jonathan Larson and "Rent"'s journey from Broadway to the screen. Featuring director Chris Columbus, the entire cast, and dozens of friends and family of Jonathan Larson.

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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

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Production

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Rent

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In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

7.8(11.2K)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Director

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Screenplay

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Beauty and the Beast

7.0(16.0K)

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Executive Producer

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Allegiant

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Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.

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Allegiant

Screenplay

Leaving Vogue MoranMOVIE

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Leaving Vogue Moran

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In this documentary, a Hollywood hopeful immersed in geek subculture decides it's time to tell the world that he loves transgender women.

Wonder

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The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Wonder

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The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

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Wonder

Screenplay

A Thousand Boy KissesMOVIE

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A Thousand Boy Kisses

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Seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia with one thing on his mind: to discover why Poppy Litchfield, his childhood friend who promised to wait faithfully for his return, broke his heart and fell silent two years ago. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come.

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A Thousand Boy Kisses

Director