Matt Manfredi
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Matt Manfredi is an American screenwriter.
Early life and education
Manfredi is from Palos Verdes, California,[1] the son of Nancy and George Manfredi.[2] His mother is a human resource manager for the Torrance, California city government and his father was a private lawyer in Los Angeles. He graduated from Brown University and also has a master's degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.[2] While in college he joined an improv comedy group where he met his future writing partner Phil Hay. He is of Italian descent.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Director | Producer | |||
| 2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Yes | No | No | |
| 2002 | Bug | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo | Yes | No | No | Co-wrote story |
| 2005 | Æon Flux | Yes | No | No | Co-wrote screenplay |
| 2008 | The Dungeon Masters | No | No | Executive | |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Yes | No | No | |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | Yes | No | No | Co-wrote story and screenplay |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Yes | No | No | |
| 2015 | The Invitation | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | Ride Along 2 | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018 | Destroyer | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2021 | The Mysterious Benedict Society | Yes | No | Executive | Co-created, co-wrote 2 episodes |
All of his film screenwriting work has been with writing partner Phil Hay. Their technique for joint screenwriting is to each write separate scenes and then trade them to each other for further rewrites.[4]
Personal life
As a widower in 2004, he married his second wife Casey Greenfield, daughter of news correspondent and author Jeff Greenfield.[2] They divorced less than a year later.[5] He has since remarried and has one daughter and one son.[1]
References
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- ^ a b My PDF Scripts: "CUT TO: Matt Manfredi (Screenwriter)" Script error: No such module "webarchive". retrieved September 9, 2012
- ^ a b c New York Times: "Casey Greenfield, Matt Manfredi" November 21, 2004
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Myers, Scott. "Interview (Part 1): Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay ("The Invitation")". Go Into the Story.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bloomenthal, Andrew (August 3, 2013). "Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay on R.I.P.D."
- ^ New York Daily News: "CNN legal eagle Jeffrey Toobin in baby mama drama - with daughter of CBS News' Jeff Greenfield" BY GEORGE RUSH February 18, 2010
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stephens, Chuck (Summer 2001). "Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay's Bug". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
External links
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