Jonathan Goldstein (screenwriter)
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Jonathan Michael Goldstein (born September 2, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television writer/producer. He has written for numerous situation comedies, including The PJ’s starring Eddie Murphy
, The Geena Davis Show, Good Morning Miami, Four Kings, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. He is best known for co-writing Horrible Bosses
and Burt Wonderstone.
In 2007, in collaboration with his feature writing partner, John Francis Daley
, Goldstein sold his first film script, The $40,000 Man to New Line Cinema
. Since that first sale, Goldstein and Daley have been engaged on a number of other feature projects, including Hours of Fun, Burt Wonderstone, set to star Steve Carell
and Jim Carrey
, Cal of the Wild for Steven Spielberg
and Dreamworks
, a remake of the Chevy Chase
Vacation franchise, and an adaptation of the documentary, Of All The Things for Warner Brothers, also with Steve Carell set to play the lead. New Line’s Horrible Bosses
was released on July 8, 2011 and has made over $200 million in worldwide box office. Most recently, the team were hired to rewrite the sequel to the animated film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
.
He is known professionally as Jonathan Goldstein, not to be confused with Jonathan L. Goldstein, the American actor or Jonathan S. Goldstein, the American-Canadian author and radio producer.
Goldstein lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Adena Halpern
.
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
, The Geena Davis Show, Good Morning Miami, Four Kings, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. He is best known for co-writing Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Markowitz. It stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx...
and Burt Wonderstone.
Early life
Born in New York City, Goldstein attended the University of Michigan, then went on to Harvard Law School, graduating in 1995. He worked for two years as a corporate litigator at the New York office of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue.Career
Finding the legal profession less than fulfilling, he moved to Los Angeles in 1998 to pursue a career in comedy writing. Shortly thereafter, he began writing for network television comedies and eventually films.In 2007, in collaboration with his feature writing partner, John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley is an American television and film actor, singer, screenwriter, and director, sometimes credited as John Daley or John Francis Daly. He is best known for playing Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and his current role as Lance Sweets on the series Bones...
, Goldstein sold his first film script, The $40,000 Man to New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
. Since that first sale, Goldstein and Daley have been engaged on a number of other feature projects, including Hours of Fun, Burt Wonderstone, set to star Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
and Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario...
, Cal of the Wild for Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
and Dreamworks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
, a remake of the Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...
Vacation franchise, and an adaptation of the documentary, Of All The Things for Warner Brothers, also with Steve Carell set to play the lead. New Line’s Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Markowitz. It stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx...
was released on July 8, 2011 and has made over $200 million in worldwide box office. Most recently, the team were hired to rewrite the sequel to the animated film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American computer-animated family comedy film, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, distributed by Columbia Pictures, and released on September 18, 2009. The film is loosely based on the children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett.The film...
.
He is known professionally as Jonathan Goldstein, not to be confused with Jonathan L. Goldstein, the American actor or Jonathan S. Goldstein, the American-Canadian author and radio producer.
Goldstein lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Adena Halpern
Adena Halpern
Adena Halpern is an American author best known for her "chick lit" novels, "The Ten Best Days of My Life," "29" and "Pinch Me."-Career:...
.