Stephen Chbosky

Writing

Stephen Chbosky

Born
(age 56)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
16 titles

Biography

Stephen Chbosky (born January 25, 1970) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best-known for writing The New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), as well as for writing and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent and Disney's 2017 live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, alongside Evan Spiliotopoulos, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which aired from 2006 to 2008. Most recently, he directed the 2017 drama Wonder, starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay. His next novel, Imaginary Friend, was published in October 2019.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 2

YearTitleRole
2006 No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' Film Self
1995 The Four Corners of Nowhere Film Finneas

Crew credits 15

YearTitleJob
TBA A Thousand Boy Kisses Film Director
TBA Weekend Warriors Film Director, Writer
TBA A Thousand Broken Pieces Film Director
2025 Nonnas Film Director
2021 Dear Evan Hansen Film Director
2017 Wonder Film Director, Screenplay
2017 Beauty and the Beast Film Screenplay
2016 Leaving Vogue Moran Film Executive Producer
2016 Allegiant Film Screenplay
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Film Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Book
2007 The Poughkeepsie Tapes Film Executive Producer
2006 Jericho TV Producer, Writer, Creator (29 ep)
2005 Rent Film Screenplay
2000 Brutally Normal TV Writer (2 ep)
1995 The Four Corners of Nowhere Film Director, Writer, Associate Producer
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