Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman

ProducerDirectorWriterActorCrew Nov 19 (age 67) New York City, New York, USA 1990–2026 (36 year career)

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Biography

Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academ…

Known For

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Executive Producer

Her

Her

Thanks

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

Script Consultant

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Executive Producer

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

Executive Producer

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Director

Anomalisa

Anomalisa

Director

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Director

Filmography

Acting (3)

Movies (3)

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself

as Self - Screenwriter

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

as Self (archive footage)

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

as Self

Crew (52)

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Movies (43)

Uchronia

Uchronia

Executive Producer

The Actor

The Actor

Executive Producer

Darkest Miriam

Darkest Miriam

Executive Producer

How to Shoot a Ghost

How to Shoot a Ghost

Director

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark

Writer

Jackals & Fireflies

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

Jackals & Fireflies

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

Jackals & Fireflies

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

Jackals & Fireflies

Jackals & Fireflies

Producer

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Director

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Producer

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Screenplay

Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy

Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy

Thanks

Anomalisa

Anomalisa

Director

Anomalisa

Anomalisa

Producer

Anomalisa

Anomalisa

Theatre Play

Anomalisa

Anomalisa

Writer

Her

Her

Thanks

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

Script Consultant

Waking Up

Waking Up

Thanks

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Director

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Producer

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Screenplay

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Writer

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Executive Producer

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Screenplay

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Story

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Screenplay

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

Executive Producer

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

Screenplay

Human Nature

Human Nature

Producer

Human Nature

Human Nature

Writer

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Executive Producer

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Writer

The Memory Police

The Memory Police

Screenplay

How and Why

Director

How and Why

Writer

Later the War

Director

Jackals & Fireflies

Director

Jackals and Fireflies

Director

Television (9)

Moral Orel

Moral Orel

Story

The Dana Carvey Show

The Dana Carvey Show

Writer

Ned & Stacey

Ned & Stacey

Producer

Ned & Stacey

Ned & Stacey

Writer

Misery Loves Company

Misery Loves Company

Co-Producer

The Trouble with Larry

Story Editor

The Trouble with Larry

Writer

The Edge

The Edge

Writer

Get a Life

Get a Life

Writer