Bill Dubuque is an American screenwriter known for such films as '' The Accountant'', '' A Family Man'', '' The Judge'', and the television series ''

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''.

Biography

Dubuque was born in

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, spending time working on the

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as a teen. He still lives in St. Louis, with his wife and three children, with whom he still frequently visits the Lake of the Ozarks. Before starting as a screenwriter in 2008, Dubuque worked as a recruitment headhunter. He was approached by producer Mark Williams with the rough idea for ''The Accountant'', which Dubuque developed into a script named to the 2011 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in

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, including doing research to develop the protagonist (played by

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) to have

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; the film was credited by

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for its portrayal of the disorder. The first screenplay of his to be produced, 2012's ''The Judge'', led to Dubuque’s being recognized as one of ''

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''s 10 screenwriters to watch and named to the 2012 Black List with 20 mentions. In 2015, Dubuque successfully pitched an action-adventure called ''The Real McCoy'' to

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, with

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attached to star; the film is still in production. Another collaboration with Mark Williams, ''A Family Man'', was released in 2016; with a working title of ''The Headhunter's Calling'', the script was based on Dubuque's previous work in recruitment. Dubuque's teenage experiences at an Ozarks resort led him to work again with producer Mark Williams and male lead

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on developing the series ''Ozark'', which was released on

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in 2017 and quickly renewed for a second season, as well as earning the writing team a

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nomination. In April 2019, Dubuque replaced Damian Szifron as the screenwriter for the film adaptation of ''

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''. In September 2024, he wrote and executive produced the upcoming

series '' His & Hers''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubuque, Bill Living people American television writers Writers from St. Louis Screenwriters from Missouri Year of birth missing (living people)