Eric Roth
Eric R. Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay — for Forrest Gump (1994), The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and A Star Is Born (2018) — winning for Forrest Gump. He also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).
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| Claim to fame | Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994)
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| Date of birth | 22 March 1945
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| Place of birth | New York City, New York
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- He also worked on the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films Ali (2001) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), as well as Martin Scorsese's upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon.
- He has been nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay — for Forrest Gump (1994), The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Star Is Born (2018), and Dune (2021) — winning for Forrest Gump.
Eric Roth is known for his role in the film Dune: Part Two (2024) as additional literary material.
He is also known for his role in the film Ferrari (2023) as the producers wish to thank.
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