Charles Randolph
Charles Randolph | |
|---|---|
 Randolph in 2016 | |
| Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film, television producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Regina D. Sullivan, Ph.D. (1989–1991) Mili Avital (2004–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Charles Randolph (born February 28, 1963) is an American screenwriter and producer for film and television. In 2015, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay along with Adam McKay for co-writing The Big Short. In 2019, he wrote and produced the film Bombshell, which was directed by Jay Roach and starred Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, and Nicole Kidman.
Early life
[edit]Randolph was born in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from Yale Divinity School,[1] he worked as a cultural studies and philosophy professor at various universities in Vienna, Austria (including Webster Vienna Private University[2]) in the 1990s.[3]
Screenwriting
[edit]In 1997, Randolph spent a weekend giving lectures at the University of Southern California. From a chance meeting with someone who worked for the Farrelly brothers, Randolph was inspired to attempt screenwriting.[3]
Randolph has written screenplays for several films and TV movies including The Life of David Gale (2003), The Interpreter (2005), Love & Other Drugs (2010) and The Big Short (2015).
In 2016, Randolph received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Empire Award for Best Screenplay, and the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay for co-writing The Big Short with Adam McKay. He was additionally nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.[4] Randolph invested nearly a year adapting The Big Short; three months for an initial draft and another three months to reduce the complexity.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Randolph is married to Israeli actress Mili Avital, with whom he has two children.
Filmography
[edit]Film
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Yes | No | |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Tenderness | No | Yes | |
| 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Yes | No | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Untitled Charles Randolph Project | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Wonderful Maladys | Yes | Yes | TV pilot |
| 2013 | The Missionary | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Exposed | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
References
[edit]- ^ Kennedy, Dana (February 23, 2003). "FILM; In Film, Still a Missionary". The New York Times.
- ^ "WebTalks | Webster Vienna Private University". Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ a b Gavin, Rachael (18 January 2012). "Love and Other Drugs screenwriter Charles Randolph on big screen opportunities". if.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Charles Randolph". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ Hogan, Brianne (January 20, 2016). "Banking on The Big Short". Creative Screenwriting.
External links
[edit]- Charles Randolph at IMDb
- Randolph on the red carpet for The Big Short Hollywood premiere, on YouTube
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
   | This article about an American screenwriter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- American male screenwriters
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners
- Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners
- Film producers from Tennessee
- Screenwriters from Tennessee
- Writers from Nashville, Tennessee
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- Television producers from Tennessee
- American screenwriter stubs