David H. Steinberg is an American
writer
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,
director, and
producer for film and television. He wrote the screenplays for ''
American Pie 2'', ''
Slackers'', ''
National Lampoon's Barely Legal'', and ''
American Pie Presents'': ''
The Book of Love'' and ''
Girls' Rules''. He is currently the
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...
and
Showrunner on ''
No Good Nick'', which streamed on
Netflix
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in 2019.
Early life
Steinberg grew up in
West Hartford, Connecticut
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, where he attended
William H. Hall High School. He is
Jewish
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.
Steinberg entered
Yale University
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at age 16. He later earned his
Juris Doctor
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degree from
Duke University
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, where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. Following his graduation from Duke Law, he clerked for Judge
Jerry E. Smith of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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...
for a year. After four years of entertainment law in Atlanta and New York, he abandoned his legal career to attend
USC USC may refer to:
Education
United States
* Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico
* University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina
* ...
's
Peter Stark Producing Program.
Career
Before graduating, Steinberg sold his first
spec script
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called ''
Slackers'', which was made into the 2002 film. After that sale, Steinberg was immediately hired by
Universal to write the first two drafts of ''
American Pie 2''.
Filmography
Steinberg also wrote ''After School Special'', a story about three high school friends who attempt to make a porn movie. The movie was eventually released under the title ''
National Lampoon's Barely Legal''. In addition, Steinberg wrote the seventh and ninth films in the ''
American Pie'' series, ''
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love'' in 2009 and ''
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules'' in 2020, as well as cowriting the second film, ''
American Pie 2''.
Steinberg wrote and directed the short film ''The Babysitter'' starring
Academy Award
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winner
Brie Larson, which went viral with over four million views on the now-defunct
Atom Films before achieving immortal status on
Funny or Die. His feature film directorial debut
Miss Dial stars
Robinne Lee and
Sam Jaeger and premiered at the Macon Film Festival on February 16, 2013, where it received the Audience Choice Award. It was released on DVD and VOD by Phase 4 Films in 2013.
He wrote
DisneyToon Studios' ''
Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games'', which premiered on the
Disney Channel
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and the
DreamWorks animated feature film ''
Puss In Boots''. He also wrote the live-action body-switching movie ''Furry Friday'' for
New Line Cinemas
and created and executive produced a TV pilot for
ABC Family
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called ''Phys. Ed''.
Steinberg has also written many other scripts for the major film studios. These include:
*''Only Human'', a sci-fi comedy for
Sony Pictures Entertainment;
*''The Fool's Errand'', a family animation script he sold as a pitch to
Disney
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;
*''Other People's Wishes'', a high-concept comedy for
Warner Brothers;
*''Love at Second Bite'', the sequel to the 1979 comedy ''
Love at First Bite'';
*''Sprung'', a comedy for
New Line Cinemas;
*''Porky's'', the theatrical remake of the classic 1982 comedy;
*''
Anubis'', a family adventure movie for
20th Century Fox Animation;
*''
Kindergarten Cop 2'';
*''Bigger Fatter Liar'', a sequel to the 2002 movie ''
Big Fat Liar'' for
Universal Studios Universal Studios may refer to:
* Universal Studios, Inc., an American media and entertainment conglomerate
** Universal Pictures, an American film studio
** Universal Studios Lot, a film and television studio complex
* Various theme parks operat ...
.
In addition, his debut novel, a coming-of-age comedy, ''Last Stop This Town'', was published in 2012.
''The Simpsons''
He wrote the
season 25 episode "
Pay Pal" for which he was nominated for a Writers Guild Award.
''Space Racers''
Steinberg helped create the animated pre-school series ''
Space Racers'' which airs on
Sprout.
''Yo-kai Watch''
Steinberg is the head writer on the U.S. adaptation of the hit Japanese anime series ''
Yo-kai Watch''. With his writing partner Keetgi Kogan, he wrote 77 episodes in the first three seasons which air on
Disney XD
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.
''No Good Nick''
Steinberg, together with his writing partner Keetgi Kogan, created the multicam comedy ''
No Good Nick'' for
Netflix
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which stars
Melissa Joan Hart and
Sean Astin, released in 2019. He served as the
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...
and
Showrunner.
[''The Hollywood Reporter'', ]
Netflix Orders Melissa Joan Hart-Sean Astin Sitcom 'No Good Nick'
'
References
External links
The Babysitter on Funny or DiePhys. Ed pilot on YouTubeLast Stop This Town on AmazonDavid H. Steinberg Fan Page on Facebook
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American male screenwriters
American male television writers
American television writers
Duke University School of Law alumni
Hall High School (Connecticut) alumni
Living people
People from West Hartford, Connecticut
Screenwriters from Connecticut
USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Yale University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)