Screenwriters from New York City

Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers. His films spanned a number of genres and gained recognition for their attention to detail, innovative cinematography, extensive set design, and dark humor.

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, painter, and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.

American actor

Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Tropic Thunder (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–present), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum films (2006–2014). His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award.

American author, screenwriter, and journalist

Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, filmmaker, comedian, songwriter, and playwright. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 28 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and an Honorary Academy Award in 2024.

American comedian, writer and actor (born 1947)

Robert Reiner was an American filmmaker, actor, and political activist. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.

American film director and writer (1941–2012)

American filmmaker (born 1957)

American filmmaker (1966-)

American comedian and actor

American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host

Stanley Tucci Jr. is an American actor. Known as a character actor, he has played a wide variety of roles, earning numerous accolades for his work.

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

American filmmaker (born 1969)

James Christian Kimmel is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 2003. Kimmel has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.

American filmmaker

American actress and writer (1896–1985)

British-American comedian and television host

American actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1979)

American director, writer, and producer (born 1940)

American filmmaker (born 1969)

American comedian and actress (born 1981)

British actor (1893–1943)

American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)

American comedian and filmmaker (born 1967)

American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer (1888-1981)

American writer and producer (born 1970)

Irish-American actor (1928–2009)

British actor

American novelist (1914–2003)

American author and screenwriter (1926-2005)

American film actor, director, and screenwriter

American playwright and screenwriter (born 1956)

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

American pornographic actress and director

American television and film director

Canadian comedic actress and author (born 1969)

American actor and comedian (born 1947)

American screenwriter and director

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)

Macedonian-American film director

American film producer

Colin Kelly Jost is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor of Weekend Update since 2014. He also served as one of the show's co-head writers from 2012 to 2015 and later came back as one of the show's head writers in 2017 until 2022 alongside Michael Che.

American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer (1970-2024)

American journalist, screenwriter and film producer

American playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1963)

American screenwriter

American entertainer (1918–2007)

American filmmaker

American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

American director and producer

Bowen Yang is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, and writer. Yang was a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 2018, and a cast member for seven seasons from 2019 until his departure in 2025. He became the first SNL featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021, the same year he was promoted to repertory status.

American writer

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

American writer

American screenwriter (1932–2023)

American actor and filmmaker (born 1974)