Matt Harris is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Harris is best known for his screenplay ''
The Starling'', an American
comedy-drama
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film bought by Netflix directed by
Theodore Melfi starring
Melissa McCarthy,
Chris O'Dowd,
Kevin Kline
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,
Timothy Olyphant,
Daveed Diggs,
Skyler Gisondo,
Loretta Devine,
Laura Harrier,
Rosalind Chao, and
Kimberly Quinn
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Early life
A native of Lo ...
.
He was awarded a
Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is a fellowship program founded in 1986 to aid screenwriters. It is administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
History
Gee Nicholl, widow of producer Don Nicholl, worked ...
in 2002 for the screenplay ''Moon of Popping Trees''. The ''Moon of Popping Trees'' screenplay was adapted into
''Dead For a Dollar'', an upcoming American Western thriller film directed by
Walter Hill.
He has served as the executive producer of various television series including ''
Ridiculousness'', ''
Crashletes'',
and ''
TruTV Top Funniest''.
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21st-century American screenwriters
American television producers
American male screenwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people