21st-century American screenwriters

The list 21st-century American screenwriters includes Daniel Tosh, Rashida Jones, Jim Carrey, Gillian Anderson and Eddie Murphy. The list consists of 903 members.

1.

Daniel Tosh

American comedian and television presenter

Overview: Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Marketing ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1975

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Carly Hallam (Married)

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Astronaut High School alumni 5T

Las Vegas shows 68T

21st-century American comedians 1,986T
2.

Jason Sudeikis

American, Actor

Overview: Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz ...

Date of birth: 18 September 1975

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

American male television writers 1,879T

Actors from Fairfax, Virginia 16T
3.

Kristen Wiig

American actress

Overview: Kristen Carroll Wiig (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. Wiig later ...

Date of birth: 22 August 1973

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Avi Rothman (Married)

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Actresses of Irish descent 597T

Actresses from Rochester, New York 20T

Film producers from Arizona 30T
4.

Rashida Jones

Actress, model, musician

Overview: Rashida Leah Jones (born February 25, 1976) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series Boston Public (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli ...

Date of birth: 25 February 1976

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Ezra Koenig (Long-Term)

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Reform Jewish feminists 14T

American women television producers 668T

Actresses of Irish descent 597T
5.

Jim Carrey

Canadian, Actor

Overview: James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and artist. Known for his energetic slapstick performances, Carrey first gained recognition in 1990 ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1962

Age: 61

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American anti-vaccination activists 55T

Canadian male television writers 115T

Naturalized citizens of the United States 511T
6.

Gillian Anderson

American, Actress

Overview: Gillian Leigh Anderson OBE ( JIL-ee-ən; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress based in the United Kingdom. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1968

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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American bisexual actors 118T

American women television directors 270T

Women civil rights activists 605T
7.

Eddie Murphy

American, Actor

Overview: Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1961

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Paige Butcher (Engaged)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 276T

20th-century African-American singers 8T

21st-century African-American singers 9T
8.

Adam Brody

American actor

Overview: Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his role as Seth Cohen on the 2003 television series The O.C.. Brody has appeared in the ...

Date of birth: 15 December 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Leighton Meester (Married)

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
9.

Colin Jost

American screenwriter

Overview: Colin Kelly Jost (born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He has been a writer for Saturday Night Live since 2005 and Weekend Update co-anchor since 2014. He also served as one of ...

Date of birth: 29 June 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Scarlett Johansson (Married)

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Writers from Staten Island 7T

American male television writers 1,879T

People from Grymes Hill, Staten Island 13T
10.

Chris Colfer

American, Actor

Overview: Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009–2015). C ...

Date of birth: 27 May 1990

Age: 32

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Will Sherrod (Dating)

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American LGBT novelists 396T

American gay writers 972T

American gay actors 590T
11.

Iliza Shlesinger

American, Comedian

Overview: Iliza Vie Shlesinger (born February 22, 1983) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. Born in New York City, she was raised in Dallas, Texas. Shlesinger was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last ...

Date of birth: 22 February 1983

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Noah Galuten (Married)

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Jewish American female comedians 79T

American women television writers 742T

Greenhill School alumni 16T
12.

Amy Schumer

American, Comedian

Overview: Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality c ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Chris Fischer (Chef) (Married)

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American women television directors 263T

Writers from Manhattan 397T

Schumer family 3T
13.

Lawrence O'Donnell

American actor and journalist

Overview: Lawrence Francis O'Donnell Jr. (born November 7, 1951) is an American television anchor, actor, political commentator, and host of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an MSNBC opinion and news program ...

Date of birth: 7 November 1951

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Television producers from Massachusetts 58T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

20th-century American screenwriters 2,110T
14.

Whitney Cummings

American, Comedian

Overview: Whitney Cummings (born September 4, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, director, producer and podcaster.

Date of birth: 4 September 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American women podcasters 237T

American women television writers 777T

American women television producers 822T
15.

Louis C.K.

Mexican American comedian

Overview: Louis Székely (born September 12, 1967), best known by his stage name Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. C.K. won a Peabody Award in 2012 and has received six ...

Date of birth: 12 September 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Dasha Nekrasova (Dating)

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American male television writers 1,879T

Newton North High School alumni 29T

21st-century American male writers 3,233T
16.

Mindy Kaling

American, Actress

Overview: Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling (), is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor ...

Date of birth: 24 June 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American women television directors 298T

Television producers from Massachusetts 58T

American women television writers 777T
17.

Ali Adler

American, Film/TV Producer

Overview: Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is a Canadian-American television producer and writer. She is the co-creator of Supergirl and The New Normal, and is also known for her work on Chuck and Family Guy ...

Date of birth: 30 May 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film/TV Producer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Sophie Watts (Dating)

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Canadian lesbian writers 120T

American lesbian writers 466T

21st-century LGBT people 3,387T
18.

Kevin Hart

American, Actor

Overview: Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart began his career by winning several amateur comedy com ...

Date of birth: 6 July 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Eniko Parrish (Married)

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Shorty Award winners 210T

American male television writers 1,879T

Film producers from Pennsylvania 92T
19.

Seth Rogen

Canadian, Actor

Overview: Seth Aaron Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Having begun as a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd ...

Date of birth: 15 April 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Lauren Miller Rogen (Married)

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Jewish comedy writers 3T

Alzheimer's disease activists 2T

Canadian Comedy Award winners 176T
20.

Danica McKellar

American, Actress

Overview: Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She played Winnie Cooper in the television series The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993, and ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1975

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Scott Sveslosky (Married)

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American women television writers 652T

Actresses of Dutch descent 51T

21st-century women mathematicians 283T