Josh Klausner is an American screenwriter who wrote Date Night (2010) and Shrek Forever After (2010).
Biography
Early life Josh Klausner graduated from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. After college, he won a Sundance Student Academy Award for a short film he had made.
Career He started his career in the movie industry as an assistant for Dumb & Dumber in 1994. He then worked as the second unit director for Kingpin in 1996, There’s Something About Mary in 1998, Me, Myself & Irene in 2000, and Shallow Hal in 2001.Stuart Miller, Josh Klausner: Learned about laughs on the set, Variety, December 3, 2010
He was the screenwriter of The 4th Floor (1999), Date Night (2010), and Shrek Forever After (2010). In 2018, he was replaced by Jon Croker in the screenwriting of the animated film adaptation of High in the Clouds.
Personal life He is divorced from Hyatt Bass, a novelist and Texas oil heiress. They have two sons.
Filmography Year Title Director Writer 2000 The 4th Floor 2007 Shrek the Third 2010 Date Night Shrek Forever After 2018 Wanderland TBA (Saint) Peter
Production assistant Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Second unit director Kingpin (1996) There's Something About Mary (1998) Me, Myself & Irene (2000) Shallow Hal (2001)
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