Nationality United States Name Steven Conrad | Parents Bernice Conrad | |
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Alma mater Florida State UniversityNorthwestern University Residence Chicago, Illinois, United States Siblings Chris Conrad, Mike Conrad, Tim Conrad Movies The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Pursuit of Happyness, Unfinished Business, The Promotion, The Weather Man Similar People Ken Scott, James Thurber, Chris Conrad, Gabriele Muccino, Todd Black | ||
the secret life of walter mitty screenwriter steven conrad on the interview show
Steven Conrad (born 1968) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director.
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- the secret life of walter mitty screenwriter steven conrad on the interview show
- 315 Patriot
- Personal life
- Career
- Filmography
- References
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Personal life
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Conrad briefly attended Florida State University before transferring to Northwestern University, where he majored in creative writing. His mother was a teacher at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School.
Conrad is the brother of actor Chris Conrad. He lives in Chicago.
Career
Shortly after attending Northwestern, at age 19, he sold his first screenplay, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, adapted from a short story he had written for a creative writing class. Eleven years passed before he tackled his next project, Lawrence Melm, which he scripted and directed. He followed this with The Weather Man (which he also produced) and The Pursuit of Happyness. He wrote, directed, and edited The Promotion, which premiered at South by Southwest in March 2008 and was released by Dimension Films later that year. His projects include an adaptation of the Chang-Rae Lee novel Aloft for Scott Rudin; Chad Schmidt, about a talented actor with a resemblance to Brad Pitt and The Expanding Mailman with Jack Black.
In 2013, he adapted a James Thurber short story for the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by and starring Ben Stiller.
In 2015, he developed Patriot for Amazon Studios. Its pilot led to a full series order, and it premiered in its entirety on February 24, 2017. In addition to executive-producing the series, he has also written and directed most of the first season's episodes.