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 762 members.

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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: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Megan Abrigo (Dating)

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Astronaut High School alumni

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Las Vegas shows

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21st-century American comedians
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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: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Ezra Koenig (Long-Term)

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Reform Jewish feminists

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American women television producers

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Actresses of Irish descent
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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: 59

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American anti-vaccination activists

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Canadian male television writers

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Naturalized citizens of the United States
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Gillian Anderson

American, Actress

Overview: Gillian Leigh Anderson, OBE (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1968

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Women civil rights activists

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American women television writers

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American women television producers
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Eddie Murphy

American, Comedian

Overview: Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1961

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Paige Butcher (Engaged)

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21st-century American male writers

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20th-century American male writers
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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: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Leighton Meester (Married)

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20th-century American male musicians

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21st-century American male musicians

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21st-century male musicians
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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: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Scarlett Johansson (Married)

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Writers from Staten Island

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American male television writers

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People from Grymes Hill, Staten Island
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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: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Will Sherrod (Dating)

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Male actors of Irish descent

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LGBT singers from the United States

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21st-century male singers
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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: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Noah Galuten (Married)

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Jewish American female comedians

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American women television writers

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Greenhill School alumni
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Amy Schumer

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: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Chris Fischer (Chef) (Married)

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Writers from Manhattan

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Schumer family

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William Esper Studio alumni
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Whitney Cummings

American, Comedian

Overview: Whitney Ann Cummings (born September 4, 1982) is an American actress, filmmaker, and podcaster. Her credits include one comedy album and numerous television series for which she has served various roles ...

Date of birth: 4 September 1982

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American women podcasters

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American women television writers

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American women television producers
12.

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: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Blanche Gardin (Dating)

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American male television writers

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Newton North High School alumni

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21st-century American male writers
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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: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American women television writers

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American women television producers

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American comedians of Indian descent
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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: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Eniko Parrish (Married)

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Shorty Award winners

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American male television writers

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Film producers from Pennsylvania
15.

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 1988–1993 and since ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1975

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Scott Sveslosky (Married)

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American women television writers

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Actresses of Dutch descent

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21st-century women mathematicians
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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: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Keeley Hazell (Dating)

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Male actors of Irish descent

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American male television writers

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Actors from Fairfax, Virginia
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Tori Spelling

Actress, author

Overview: Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress and author. She is widely known for her first major role, Donna Martin, on Beverly Hills, 90210 beginning in 1990, produced by her father ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1973

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Dean McDermott (Married)

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American women television writers

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The Masked Singer (American TV series) contestants

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American women non-fiction writers
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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: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Avi Rothman (Married)

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Actresses of Irish descent

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Actresses from Rochester, New York

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Film producers from Arizona
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Alia Shawkat

Actress

Overview: Alia Martine Shawkat ( AL-ee-ə SHOH-kaht; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress and artist. She is known for her roles as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television ...

Date of birth: 18 April 1989

Age: 32

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Actresses of Irish descent

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Screenwriters from California

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21st-century American women writers
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Soleil Moon Frye

American, Actress

Overview: Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She began her career as a child actor at the age of two. When she was eight years old, Frye won the role of P ...

Date of birth: 6 August 1976

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Seth 'Shifty Shellshock' Binzer (Dating)

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Screenwriters from New York (state)

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Screenwriters from California

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American women bloggers