Scott Eric Neustadter (; born 1977) is an American screenwriter and producer. He often works with his writing partner, Michael H. Weber. The two writers are best known for writing the screenplay for the romantic comedy film 500 Days of Summer. The film is based on two real relationships Neustadter had. They also wrote the screenplays for the film adaptations of the novels The Spectacular Now, The Fault in Our Stars, and Paper Towns.
For writing The Disaster Artist, Neustadter and Weber were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. They also created the television series Friends with Benefits, which lasted one season.
Life and career Neustadter was born and raised in a Jewish familyJewish News of Northern California: "Summer romance takes a caustic turn for Jewish screenwriters" August 7, 2009 in Margate City, New Jersey, the son of Anne (née Goldberg) and Michael J. Neustadter. He attended Atlantic City High School, University of Pennsylvania and graduate studies at The London School of Economics and The University of Southern California.
At age 25, Neustadter moved to study in Los Angeles, California, and shortly thereafter moved to Santa Monica, where he currently resides.
Neustadter and Weber wrote the script for The Disaster Artist (2017), the adaptation of the book of the same name. They also wrote Our Souls at Night, an adaptation of Kent Haruf's final novel of the same name, for Netflix, with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda playing the lead roles, the first movie they have made together since 1979's The Electric Horseman.
As of 2014, they are adapting The Rosie Project.
Neustadter has been married to Lauren Rachelle Levy since October 9, 2010. The couple has one son and one daughter.
Filmography Film Year TitleWriter Executiveproducer Director2009 500 Days of Summer Marc Webb The Pink Panther 2 Harald Zwart 2013 The Spectacular Now James Ponsoldt 2014 The Fault in Our Stars Josh Boone 2015 Paper Towns Jake Schreier2017 The Disaster Artist James Franco Our Souls at Night Ritesh Batra 2022 Rosaline Karen Maine
Television Year TitleWriter Executiveproducer Creator Notes 2011 Friends with Benefits 2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Miniseries
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result2009 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Original Screenplay500 Days of Summer Utah Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Hollywood Film Festival Breakthrough Screenwriter Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Screenplay Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay - Original Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay 2013 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Spectacular Now Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay Indiana Film Critics Association Best Screenplay San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay 2017 Academy Awards Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Disaster Artist Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay
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Jewish Times of South Jersey: Wedding Announcement