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Scott Alexander (born June 16, 1963) and Larry Karaszewski (/ˌkærəˈzjuːski/; born November 20, 1961) are an American screenwriting team. They are best known for writing postmodern biopics with larger-than-life characters. They coined the term "anti-biopic" to describe the genre they invented: Movies about people who don't deserve one.[2] They are uninterested in the traditional "great man" story, focusing instead on obscure strivers in American pop culture.

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Scott Alexander
Born	(1963-06-16) June 16, 1963 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1990–present
Children	3[1]

Larry Karaszewski
Born	(1961-11-20) November 20, 1961 (age 60) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Emily Karazewski ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	2

They met at the University of Southern California where they were freshman roommates; they graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts in 1985.[3]

Biography

Their first success was the popular but critically derided comedy Problem Child (1990). Alexander and Karaszewski claim that their original screenplay was a sophisticated black comedy, but that the studio replaced them and watered it down into an unrecognizable state.[4] With the studio in a hurry to make a sequel, they returned to write Problem Child 2.[5]

In 1992, dissatisfied with their career, they decided to write a biopic about Edward D. Wood, Jr. Rather than mocking him, they identified with the obscure filmmaker and his struggles.[6] Tim Burton loved their script Ed Wood and agreed to direct it. They had written the screenplay in six weeks.[7]

Ed Wood’s acclaim led to a succession of offbeat biopics. They wrote The People vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon (about the short life of comedian Andy Kaufman), both films directed by Milos Forman. They produced Auto Focus, chronicling the downfall and subsequent murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane. A script they penned about the life of Robert Ripley of Ripley's Believe It or Not! was at one time attached to Jim Carrey, but like their script about The Marx Brothers, it has yet to be produced.

They also adapted Stephen King's short story 1408, did uncredited rewrites on Mars Attacks!, and worked on a number of family films, such as Agent Cody Banks, a remake of That Darn Cat, and Goosebumps. In 2000, they made their directorial debut with Screwed.

In 2007, they both appeared in the documentary Dreams on Spec, a film looking at the Hollywood creative process from the perspective of the writer.

The duo wrote Tim Burton's 2014 film Big Eyes, a biopic about painter Margaret Keane. They were slated to direct but vacated later. The film took them eleven years to get made.[8]

In 2016, the team created their first television series, American Crime Story, which is a true crime anthology drama. The first season is based on the O. J. Simpson trial.[9] The show won nine Primetime Emmys after it aired on FX in 2016, with Alexander and Karaszewski nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special. They won the Emmy, Golden Globe, Writers Guild Award, and Producers Guild Award for this miniseries.

In 2019, they wrote the biopic Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy’s return to the big screen, which has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[10]

Karaszewski and Alexander have been inducted into the Final Draft (software) Screenwriter Hall of Fame. Other inductees include Quentin Tarantino, Robert Towne and Paul Schrader.[11] They have also both served as advisors to the Sundance Screenwriting Labs.[12]

Karaszewski is currently a Governor for the Writers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is also Vice President of History and Preservation for the Academy.[13] Karaszewski co-chaired the Oscar’s International Executive Committee from 2018-2020. He was instrumental in changing the name of the category from Best Foreign Language Film to Best International Feature.[14]

Alexander has served four terms on the Board of Directors for the Writers Guild of America West.[15]

The duo are active cineastes in Los Angeles hosting screenings of classic films for the American Cinematheque.[16][17] Karaszewski’s numerous film commentaries can be found on the website Trailers from Hell.[18] Karaszewski also currently serves on the board of directors of the National Film Preservation Foundation.[19]

Both Karaszewski and Alexander were teenage filmmakers. Alexander’s Super 8 work was featured in a traveling theatrical release spotlighting young directors that also included J.J. Abrams.[20] Karaszewski spent his youth as actor/writer/director on the award winning student television program Beyond Our Control.[21]

They are frequent guests on film related podcasts. Among the shows they have appeared on are Maltin on Movies, Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast, The Movies That Made Me, The Pure Cinema Podcast, The Dana Gould Hour, The Marx Brothers Council Podcast, The Big Picture, The Treatment, The Film Scene with Ileana Douglas, The Adam Corolla Show, Post Mortem with Mick Garris, The Cannon with Amy Nicholson, The Empire Film Podcast…[22]

Filmography

As screenwriters

Year	Film	Director	Note
1990	Problem Child	Dennis Dugan
1991	Problem Child 2	Brian Levant
1994	Ed Wood	Tim Burton	Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Writing Nominated–Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay
1996	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Miloš Forman	Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Award
1997	That Darn Cat	Bob Spiers
1999	Man on the Moon	Miloš Forman
2000	Screwed	-	Also Directors
2003	Agent Cody Banks	Harald Zwart	Co-written with Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz
2007	1408	Mikael Håfström	Co-written with Matt Greenberg
2014	Big Eyes	Tim Burton	Also Producers Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
2015	Goosebumps	Rob Letterman	Story only
2019	Dolemite Is My Name	Craig Brewer

Television series

Year	Film	Director	Note
1993–94	Problem Child	Various	Also executive producers
2016–present	American Crime Story		Also executive producers and creators Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series (2016, 2018) Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film (2017, 2019) Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television (2017) Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited Series Television (2019) Writers Guild Award for Television: Long Form – Adapted Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Other credits

• Auto Focus (2002) – Producers

References

External links

• Scott Alexander at IMDb
• Larry Karaszewski at IMDb

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[ru] Скотт Александер и Ларри Карашевски

Скотт Александер и Ларри Карашевски — американские киносценаристы и соавторы Скотт Александер (англ. Scott Alexander; род. 16 июня 1963, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния) и Ларри Карашевски (англ. Larry Karaszewski; род. 20 ноября 1961, Саут-Бенд, Индиана). Познакомились в Университете Южной Калифорнии, где были соседями по комнате; окончили школу кинематографических искусств в 1985 году[1].

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