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Tony Kushner
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American playwright and screenwriter (born 1956)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1956
- Works
- 36
Top works
- Angels in America
- But the Giraffe, a Curtain Raising and Brundibar a Libretto
- Blondzshẹndiḳe shṭern
- Caroline, Or Change
- Three plays for young audiences
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Film & TV
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage he's most known for his seminal work Angels in America which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. 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…
Known for
- The Fabelmans: A Family in Film — Self2023
- The Stories of West Side Story — Self2022
- Something's Coming: West Side Story — Self2021
- Hacks — Tony Kushner2021
- Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn — Self2019
- Arthur Miller: Writer — Self2017
- Spielberg — Self2017
- Mike Nichols: An American Master — Self2016
- The Royal Road — (archive sound)2015
- Lincoln: An American Journey — Self2013
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17
- Total plays
- 77
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1956-07-16 ) July 16, 1956 (age 69) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupation
- Playwright author screenwriter
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA ) , New York University ( MFA )
- Notable awards
- Full list
- Spouse
- Mark Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
- Employer
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Tony Kushner and Angels in America's 20th Anniversary.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tony Kushner
- date of birth
- 1956-07-16
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
- name in native language
- Tony Kushner
- birth name
- Anthony Robert Kushner
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Encyclopedic overview
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Among his stage work, he is most known for 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 writers 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. His 2003 television adaptation of the play earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie.
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