Joseph Stillman (born August 1, 1959) is an American television and movie writer, producer, and director. Before becoming a screenwriter, he worked for several TV shows, including ''

Beavis and Butt-head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American adult animated series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, an ...

'', ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

The Adventures of Pete & Pete ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' is an American comedy television series created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi for Nickelodeon. It centers around two brothers, both named Pete Wrigley, and their humorous and surreal adventures in suburbia ...

''. Stillman also worked on screenplays for movies including ''

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' is a 1996 American adult animated comedy film based on the MTV animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. The film was co-written and directed by series creator Mike Judge, who reprises his roles fro ...

'', and ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jen ...

'' and its sequel. He received a shared BAFTA for co-writing the first ''Shrek'' and a nomination for the

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay Film adaptation, adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include st ...

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1980 - production assistant) * ''

Creepshow ''Creepshow'' is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, making this film his screenwriting debut. The film's ensemble cast includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver ...

'' (1982 - assistant editor) * ''

'' (1991 - writer; 2 episodes) * ''

'' (1993-1994 - writer; 3 episodes) * ''

'' (1993-1997 - writer) * '' Beavis and Butt-head Do Christmas'' (1995 - writer) * ''

Clueless ''Clueless'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone with supporting roles by Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd. It was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert ...

'' (1996 - writer; 1 episode) * ''

Beavis and Butt-head Do America ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' is a 1996 American adult animated comedy film based on the MTV animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. The film was co-written and directed by series creator Mike Judge, who reprises his roles fro ...

'' (1996 - writer) * ''

'' (1997-1998 - consultant, writer, co-producer) * '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' (2000 - screenplay) * ''

'' (2001 - co-writer) * ''

Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek'' (2001) and the ...

'' (2004 - screenplay) * ''Round It Goes'' (2006 - director, writer) * '' Planet 51'' (2009 - scriptwriter) * ''Alien Zoo'' (in development ) * ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

'' (2010 - screenplay) * '' Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred'' (2011 - screenplay) * ''

Sanjay and Craig ''Sanjay and Craig'' is an American animated sitcom created by Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell, and Andreas Trolf for Nickelodeon. Produced by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi, the series revolves around Sanjay, voiced by Maulik Pancholy, and his bes ...

'' (2013–2014 - writer, head writer) * '' Kirby Buckets'' (2014-2016 - writer) * '' Albert'' (2016 - screenplay) * '' Danger & Eggs'' (2017 - writer)

References

External links

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Joe Stillman at Film.com
American male screenwriters American television writers Animation screenwriters Living people Annie Award winners Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners 1959 births American male television writers {{US-film-bio-stub