Charlie Kaufman

Age: 67

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Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.

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Charlie Kaufman

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for Director in The Stanley Parable

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The Stanley Parable

Stanley is an ordinary office worker living an extraordinarily repetitive life. Every day, he sits at his desk, presses the buttons he’s told to, and waits for instructions that never change. Until one morning, a voice — calm, witty, and distinctly British — begins narrating his every move. At first, Stanley obeys. Then, he doesn’t. What follows is a mind-bending descent through a reality that begins to bend, rewind, and contradict itself. The Narrator insists he knows Stanley’s story — but as Stanley begins to question his own existence, it becomes clear someone, or something, is losing control.

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