Gene Stupnitsky

Producer, Writer, Director

Birthdate: August 26, 1977 (48 Years Old)

Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine

Gene Stupnitsky is a busy director, writer, and executive producer of comedy who has been gradually shifting from work for the small to the big screen. His movie debut was as co-writer (with longtime partner Lee Eisenberg and director-producer Harold Ramis) of the poorly-received Biblical comedy, Year One (2009), marking Ramis’ final movie before he died in 2014, and co-starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, and Hank Azaria. Again with Eisenberg, Stupnitsky struck gold the second time out as he co-wrote and also executive-produced the hit comedy, Bad Teacher (2011), directed by Jake Kasdan, and co-starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, and Jason Segal, and grossing a knockout $216 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. Gene Stupnitsky finally made his directorial debut and enjoyed his second box-office hit with the coming-of-age comedy, Good Boys (2019), which he also co-wrote (again with Eisenberg), and which co-starred Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Midori Francis, and Molly Gordon; after its South by Southwest festival premiere, Universal Pictures released to a fine return of $111 million on $20 million costs. For the first time, Stupnitsky made a feature (as director and co-writer, with John Phillips) without Eisenberg on the comedy, No Hard Feelings (2023), starring Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, and Natalie Morales.

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Personal life

Gene Stupnitsky was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. His family moved to Chicago when he was nine months old. They then moved to Boston, where Stupnitsky attended Solomon Schechter School. His family returned to Chicago, where Stupnitsky attended and graduated from Stevenson High School. Stupnitsky then attended the University of Iowa, from which he graduated with a degree in 2000.

Known For

No Hard Feelings

Director (2023)

Good Boys

Director (2019)

Awards

Five-time Nominee, Best Comedy Series/Best Writing/Best TV Movie/Best Writing for Limited Series or Movie, Emmy Awards (2008-2009, 2015); Winner, Best Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Awards (2007); Five-time Nominee, Best Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Awards (2006, 2008-2011).

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Gene Stupnitsky Movies

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2023 |
No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings
2023
Comedy, Romance
On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.
2019 |
Good Boys
Good Boys
2019
Adventure, Comedy
Three 6th-grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.
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Previous (2)

2023 |
No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings
2023
Comedy, Romance
On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.
2019 |
Good Boys
Good Boys
2019
Adventure, Comedy
Three 6th-grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.
More Info

Facts About Gene Stupnitsky

Partners: Gene Stupnitsky co-founded Quantity Entertainment with longtime creative partner Lee Eisenberg, with whom he worked as part of the writing room on The Office from 2005-2010; co-wrote the screenplays for the comedies Year One, Bad Teacher, and Good Boys; and co-created and/or executive-produced several other TV sitcoms, including Hello Ladies (2013-2014), Bad Teacher (2014), SMILF (2017), and Jury Duty (2023).

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