Craig Johnson is an American screenwriter and film director."Second-Time Director: Craig Johnson and The Skeleton Twins"
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'', December 19, 2012. Originally from Bellingham,

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,Bellingham native Craig Johnson talks about new film, “The Skeleton Twins”
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'', September 22, 2014. he studied theatre at the

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and worked for several years in theatre, in sketch comedy and as an educational presenter at the

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. In 2002, he moved to

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to study filmmaking at the

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. His thesis project for that program, '' True Adolescents'', was released in 2009 as his first feature film. His second feature film, '' The Skeleton Twins'', was released in 2014. Johnson is openly

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...

. On May 23, 2015, he married television writer Adam Roberts, his boyfriend of 9 years, in Los Angeles.

Filmography

* '' True Adolescents'' (2009) * '' The Skeleton Twins'' (2014) * '' Wilson'' (2017) * ''

Alex Strangelove ''Alex Strangelove'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Craig Johnson and starring Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marziale, and Madeline Weinstein. The film had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Fe ...

'' (2018) * ''

Special Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer * Special police forces ...

'' (2021), 4 episodes * ''

The Parenting ''The Parenting'' is a 2025 American comedy horror film directed by Craig Johnson (director), Craig Johnson and written by Kent Sublette. It stars Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn, Parker Posey, Vivian Bang, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Brian Cox (actor) ...

'' (2025)

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* American male screenwriters American gay writers American LGBTQ film directors American LGBTQ screenwriters LGBTQ people from Washington (state) Writers from Bellingham, Washington University of Washington School of Drama alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Living people Film directors from Washington (state) Year of birth missing (living people) Sundance Film Festival award winners {{US-film-director-stub