Matt Manfredi
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Matt Manfredi | |
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Alma mater | |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Casey Greenfield (divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Nancy and George Manfredi |
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 | ||
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Writer | Director | Producer | |||
2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Yes | No | No | |
2002 | Bug | No | 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b My PDF Scripts: "CUT TO: Matt Manfredi (Screenwriter)" Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 9, 2012
- ^ Jump up to: a b c New York Times: "Casey Greenfield, Matt Manfredi" November 21, 2004
- ^ Myers, Scott. "Interview (Part 1): Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay ("The Invitation")". Go Into the Story.
- ^ Bloomenthal, Andrew (August 3, 2013). They use a computer. "Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay on R.I.P.D." Check
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value (help). Creative Screenwriting. - ^ 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[]
- Stephens, Chuck (Summer 2001). "Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay's Bug". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
External links[]
- 20th-century births
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American male screenwriters
- Living people
- People from Palos Verdes, California
- Screenwriters from California
- Brown University alumni
- AFI Conservatory alumni
- American writers of Italian descent
- 21st-century American male writers