Seth Grahame-Smith
Seth Grahame-Smith | |
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Born | Seth Jared Greenberg January 4, 1976 Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. |
Occupation |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | mashup, non-fiction |
Notable works | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter |
Spouse |
Erin Stickle (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
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Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American writer and film producer, best known as the author of The New York Times best-selling novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, both of which have been adapted as feature films. Grahame-Smith is also the co-creator, head writer and executive producer of The Hard Times of RJ Berger, a scripted television comedy appearing on MTV. In collaboration with David Katzenberg, his partner in Katzsmith Productions, Grahame-Smith is currently developing a number of projects for television and film.
Early life
Grahame-Smith was born in
Career
Literature
Grahame-Smith's first widely published book was The Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty Movies, a non-fiction history of the erotic art form published in 2005. The next year, Grahame-Smith published The Spider-Man Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual, an examination of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man, with an introduction by Stan Lee. In 2007, Grahame-Smith wrote How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills, a tongue-in-cheek guide to help readers escape situations most often shown in horror films. The book's introduction was written by horror film director Wes Craven. Grahame-Smith's next book was the satirical Pardon My President: Fold-and-Mail Apologies for 8 Years, a collection of letters addressed to various parties intended to apologize for the wrongs they had suffered under the administration of George W. Bush.[6]
The idea for Grahame-Smith's next novel,
Building on the success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Grahame-Smith wrote another mash-up,
In addition to writing novels, Grahame-Smith made his debut as a comic book writer on Marvel Zombies Return: Hulk with artist Richard Elson.[9]
Grahame-Smith's novel Unholy Night was released on April 10, 2012.
Film
Two of Grahame-Smith's best-selling books were made into feature films. Grahame-Smith adapted his book,
Grahame-Smith wrote the script for
Television
After receiving a degree in film from
While working on Clark and Michael, Grahame-Smith met another producer on the series, David Katzenberg (son of Jeffrey), who would become his partner in KatzSmith Productions. Under the KatzSmith banner, Grahame-Smith and Katzenberg created, wrote, and produced a scripted comedy for MTV called The Hard Times of RJ Berger, which follows an awkward high-school loser who gains notoriety for his extraordinary endowment.[2]
In October 2020, it was announced that Grahame-Smith would be serving as
Personal life
Grahame-Smith received a degree in film from Emerson College. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Erin, and sons, Joshua and Jacob.
Bibliography
- Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty Movies (2005)
- The Spider-Man Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual (2006)
- How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills (2007)
- Pardon My President: Fold-and-Mail Apologies for 8 Years (2008)
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009)
- Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (2010)
- Unholy Night (2012)
- The Last American Vampire (2015)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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Writer | Producer | |||
2000 | Housebound | No | No | Clapper loader |
2012 | Dark Shadows | Yes | No | Co-story writer with John August |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Yes | Executive | Based on his novel | |
2015 | Fantastic Four | Uncredited | No | Script revision |
2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | No | No | Credited on-screen for being based on his novel |
2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Yes | No | Co-screenwriter with Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern and John Whittington |
It | No | Yes | ||
The Lego Ninjago Movie | No | Executive | ||
2019 | Child's Play | No | Yes | |
It Chapter Two | No | Executive | ||
2023 | The Flash | Uncredited | No | Additional literary material |
2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Story | No | Post-production[29] |
TBA | Kung Fury 2 | No | Yes | Post-production |
Now You See Me 3 | Yes | No | Pre-production | |
Untitled third Gremlins film | No | Yes | In development | |
Untitled Star Trek prequel film[30] | Yes | No | In development |
Television
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
2000–2001 | History's Mysteries | No | Yes | Coordinating | Documentary series; 2 episodes |
2001 | The Most | No | Yes | No | Miniseries |
2007 | Clark and Michael | No | No | Yes | Also appears as "Producer" in 1 episode |
2010–2011 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Yes | Yes | Executive | Also creator; Director on 2 episodes; Writer on 4 episodes; Producer on 12 episodes |
2015 | 87th Academy Awards | No | Yes | No | Awards show presentation |
2021 | Just Beyond | No | Yes | Executive | Also creator and showrunner Writer on 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "Seth Jared Greenberg". Familytreemaker.
- ^ a b Itzkoff, Dave (May 23, 2010). "A Standout Student at Ribald High". The New York Times.
- ^ Sharkey, Alix (April 30, 2010). "Seth Grahame-Smith interview". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ a b Babayan, Siran (April 6, 2012). "Seth Grahame-Smith's New Book Unholy Night Asks: What the Hell Were the Three Wise Doing There?". LA Weekly.
- ^ "Seth Grahame-Smith". The Hollywood Reporter. November 28, 2012.
- The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 21, 2010). "Inside List". The New York Times.
- ^ "Critique of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter". Time. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ Brownfield, Troy (June 22, 2009). "The Zombies – This Time, With Literate Roots". Newsarama. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Barton, Steve (March 30, 2012). "Seth Grahame-Smith Spends an Unholy Night with the Three Wise Men". Dread Central. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ McFarland, Kevin (April 23, 2012). "Unholy Night". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Seth Grahame-Smith Talk Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter". Dread Central. May 2, 2012.
- ^ "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Screenplay Writer Revealed". Dread Central. March 30, 2010.
- ^ "David O. Russell Quits 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'". Screenrant. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 15, 2010). "WB moves on Depp's 'Shadow'". Variety.
- ^ "No more "WAITING": filmmakers assigned to haunting feature". Fangoria. March 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
- ^ Kit, Borys. "Fantastic Four". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Miska, Brad (May 13, 2013). "Exclusive: 'Gremlins' Reboot Has Seth Grahame-Smith Snacking After Midnight!". Bloody Disgusting!. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Beetlejuice 2 – Seth Grahame-Smith Talks Sequel". Internet Movie Database. January 12, 2015.
- ^ Maidy, Alex (January 16, 2015). "Seth Grahame-Smith says the Gremlins reboot is in a holding pattern". JoBlo. JoBlo Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "'Beetlejuice' Sequel: Writer Plans To Bring Back Michael Keaton". January 12, 2015.
- ^ "IT remake to shoot this Summer! - Heaven of Horror". April 14, 2016.
- ^ "It (2017)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (February 12, 2018). "Michael Fassbender to Star in 'Kung Fury' Feature Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Seth Grahame-Smith". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Clark and Michael". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ White, Peter (October 9, 2020). "Seth Grahame-Smith & Marc Guggenheim To Write 'Green Lantern' TV Series For HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 26, 2022). "'Green Lantern' HBO Max Series Shifts Focus; Showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith Exits". Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Dick, Jeremy (November 19, 2023). "Beetlejuice 2 Reportedly Wraps Filming, Jenna Ortega Spotted on Set". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ https://www.thewrap.com/star-trek-prequel-toby-haynes-seth-grahame-smith-announced/
External links
- Official website
- Seth Grahame-Smith at IMDb