Biography
Eric Roth (born 22 March 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider (1999), the Steven Spielberg film Munich (2005), David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) , all of which were nominated for Oscars.
Roth was born in New York City, New York, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer. He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from UCLA Film School as well as a degree from University of California,
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Filmography
all 40
Movies 34
Writer 25
Screenplay 8
TV Shows 6
Producer 4
self 2
Screenplay
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Movie
6.5
Writer
Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)
Movie
Screenplay
Dune (2021)
Movie
7.73
Producer
Mank (2020)
Movie
6
Screenplay
A Star Is Born (2018)
Movie
6.64
Executive Producer
The Alienist (2018)
TV
7
Writer
Ellis (2015)
Movie
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
TV
Executive Producer
House of Cards (2013)
TV
6.01
Writer
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Movie
3
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
Movie
Screenplay / Story
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Movie
8.53
Writer
Lucky You (2007)
Movie
Writer
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Movie
Writer
Munich (2005)
Movie
6.03
Writer
Ali (2001)
Movie
6
Screenplay
The Insider (1999)
Movie
2
Sales Guy
Will & Grace (1998)
TV
6.33
Screenplay
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Movie
7
Writer
The Postman (1997)
Movie
6
Screenplay
Forrest Gump (1994)
Movie
8.37
Writer
Jane's House (1994)
Movie
Writer
Mr. Jones (1993)
Movie
Writer
The Heights (1992)
TV
Writer
Memories of Me (1988)
Movie
Writer
Suspect (1987)
Movie
6
Writer
Wolfen (1981)
Movie
3.5
Writer
The Onion Field (1979)
Movie
Writer
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
Movie
5.14
Writer
The Drowning Pool (1975)
Movie
Writer
The Nickel Ride (1975)
Movie
Writer
The Strangers in 7A (1972)
Movie
Writer
To Catch a Pebble (1970)
Movie
Screenplay
Untitled Denis Villeneuve Project
Movie
Writer
Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project
Movie
Executive Producer
Before
TV
Writer
Here
Movie
Writer
London
Movie
Writer
Untitled Cher Biopic
Movie
Writer
Rendezvous with Rama
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.51
Based on 6.35 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1970
1992
2001
1998
2023
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1945-03-22 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMalibu, United States of America
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
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