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Tony Kushner

Playwright / Screenwriter / Writer | * 07/16/1956 (67) | New York City, New York
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage, he is most known for his seminal work Angels in America, which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, as well as its subsequent acclaimed HBO miniseries of the same name. At the turn of the 21st century, he became known for his numerous film collaborations with Steven Spielberg. He received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013. Kushner is among the few playwrights in history nominated for an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Kushner made his Broadway debut in 1993 with both Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. He then adapted the acclaimed 2003 miniseries directed by Mike Nichols for which Kushner received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie. In ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | History

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During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recrui ...

Munich

R

2005 | 3.6/5 | 2h 44min
Drama, Action, History, Thriller
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Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. ...

West Side Story

PG-13

2021 | 3.5/5 | 2h 36min
Drama, Romance / Love, Crime
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The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, ...

Lincoln

PG-13

2012 | 3.4/5 | 2h 29min
History, Drama
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Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of f ...

The Fabelmans

PG-13

2022 | 3.9/5 | 2h 31min
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Tony Kushner

Pulitzer Prize for Drama Lambda Literary Awards Primetime Emmy Awards National Medal of Arts 2x Tony Award for Best Play Hull-Warriner Award PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award 2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Tony Kushner as Actor(13)

as himself2022 The Stories of West Side Story
as himself2021 Something's Coming: West Side Story
as himself2019 Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as himself2017 Spielberg
as himself2017 Arthur Miller: Writer
2016 Mike Nichols: An American Master
as (archive sound)2015 The Royal Road
as himself2013 Lincoln: An American Journey
as himself2009 Outrage
as himself2008 Theater of War
as himself2006 Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as himself2006 Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
as Self - Playwright, "Angels in America"1995 Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America

TV Shows/Series with Tony Kushner as Actor(2)

as himself2012 Finding Your Roots
as himself1988 POV

Movies with Tony Kushner as Crew(12)

Writing/Writer2023 The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
Writing/Writer2023 He Wanted the Moon
Production/Producer2022 The Fabelmans
Writing/Writer2022 The Fabelmans
Writing/Writer2021 Angels in America
Production/Executive Producer2021 West Side Story
Writing/Screenplay2021 West Side Story
Writing/Theatre Play2017 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Writing/Theatre Play2017 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Crew/Thanks2014 Still Alice
Writing/Screenplay2012 Lincoln
Writing/Screenplay2005 Munich

Born: Monday, 07/16 1956 (July) in New York City, New York (current age: 67 years + 284 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Employer: Juilliard School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, PEN America, Writers Guild of America, East
Spouses (current/former): Mark Harris
Other names for Tony Kushner (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Anthony Robert Kushner"
Tony Kushner frequently works together with these people:
Steven Spielberg (15x, Crew)
Janusz Kamiński (7x, Crew)
John Williams (6x, Crew)
Gary Rydstrom (6x, Crew)
Giuseppe Cannas (6x, Crew)
Carla Raij (5x, Crew)
Michael Kahn (5x, Crew)
Adam Somner (5x, Crew)
Stephen Sondheim (4x, Crew)
Rachel Zegler (4x, Actress)
Kathleen Kennedy (4x, Crew)
Freida Lee Mock (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13542, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024