Stuart Blumberg (born July 19, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, producer and director.

Early life

Blumberg grew up in

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and graduated from

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. He is of

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descent. He graduated from

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in 1991 with a BA in History, where

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was a roommate.

Career

Blumberg was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for co-writing '' The Kids Are All Right''. Blumberg made his directorial debut with the Hollywood film ''Thanks for Sharing'' starring

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, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson, and Alecia Moore. The film is about

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and how a group of New Yorkers deal with recovery.

Filmography

As director

* '' Thanks for Sharing'' (2012) * '' She Said, She Said'' (short, 2013) * ''The Testament'' (TBA)

As writer

* ''

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'' (TV series, 1996) * ''

Keeping the Faith ''Keeping the Faith'' is a 2000 American romantic comedy film written by Stuart Blumberg, and starring Ben Stiller, Edward Norton (in his directorial debut), Jenna Elfman, Eli Wallach, and Anne Bancroft. This film was released by Touchstone ...

'' (2000) * '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004) * '' The Kids Are All Right'' (2010) * '' Thanks for Sharing'' (2012)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blumberg, Stuart 1969 births Living people American male screenwriters American television writers Jewish American screenwriters Yale College alumni Film directors from Ohio Writers from Shaker Heights, Ohio American male television writers Actors from Shaker Heights, Ohio Screenwriters from Ohio 21st-century American Jews