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Mike Makowsky
Born (1991-05-09 ) May 9, 1991 (age 33 ) Alma mater Brown University Occupation Filmmaker Years active 2017–present
Mike Makowsky (born May 9, 1991) is an American screenwriter and producer . He wrote the true crime dramedy film Bad Education HBO in 2020.[1] Take Me I Think We're Alone Now [2] [3]
Early life and career [ edit ]
Makowsky was born in Bayside, New York , and raised in the Long Island suburb of Roslyn . In 2004, while he was in the seventh grade at the Roslyn Union Free School District , school superintendent Dr. Frank Tassone and various administrative colleagues were arrested in what would become the largest public school embezzlement in American history .[4]
Makowsky graduated from Roslyn High School and Brown University , then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as screenwriter.[4] [5] dark comedy Take Me Duplass brothers and distributed by Netflix . He then wrote and produced his second film, I Think We're Alone Now Reed Morano and starred Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning .[6] Sundance Film Festival in 2018 .
In 2016, Makowsky returned to his hometown to research the events of the Roslyn school scandal. Makowsky noted that he "outlined the majority of the script out of my high school cafeteria.”[7] Bad Education Hugh Jackman as former Roslyn superintendent Frank Tassone, as well as Allison Janney and Ray Romano . It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was acquired by HBO Films for a sum close to $20 million.[1] Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie in 2020, with Makowsky honored as part of the creative team.[8]
Both I Think We're Alone Now and Bad Education were featured on the Black List , an annual survey of popular industry scripts, in 2016.[6] Forbes ' 30 Under 30 in the Hollywood & Entertainment category.[9]
Filmography [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Jaworowski, Ken (13 September 2018). "Review: 'I Think We're Alone Now' Finds Peter Dinklage at the End of His World" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2 June 2020 .
^ a b Aurthur, Kate (22 April 2020). "Inside 'Bad Education,' Hugh Jackman's New Scandal-Inspired HBO Movie" . Variety . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ "Mike Makowsky" . Forbes . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ a b Wilson, David. "The Player" . Brown Alumni Magazine . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
^ Guzman, Rafer (17 April 2020). "Bad Education screenwriter, a Roslyn HS grad, talks about the true-crime film" . Newsday . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
^ "Bad Education" . Television Academy . Retrieved 2020-09-21 .
^ "2020 30 Under 30: Hollywood and Entertainment" . Forbes . Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
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