Actor

Charlie Kaufman

Writing

Career Snapshot

Explained

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

2.7

Moderate attention

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Movies: 20Series: 6Crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 202

IMDb ID: nm0442109

Known for: Writing

Born: November 19, 1958

Age: 67

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1990 - 2026

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 7.25

Wikidata: Q312751

Also known as

Charles Kaufman • Donald Kaufman

Other jobs

Writer (6)Executive Producer (4)Screenplay (3)Thanks (3)Director (2)Producer (2)Story (2)Co-Producer (1)

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Biography

Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.