Scott Neustadter
Neustadter at the Kelly Writers House in 2016
Born	1977 (age 44–45) Margate City, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Atlantic City High School
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania London School of Economics
Occupation	Screenwriter and producer
Notable work	(500) Days of Summer The Fault in Our Stars Paper Towns
Spouse(s)	Lauren Rachelle Levy ​ ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2

Scott Eric Neustadter^[1] (/njuːˈstætər/;^[2] born 1977) is an American screenwriter and producer. He often works with his writing partner, Michael H. Weber. The two writers wrote the original screenplays for 500 Days of Summer and The Pink Panther 2. 500 Days of Summer is based on two real relationships Neustadter had.^[3] They also wrote the screenplays for The Spectacular Now, based on the novel by Tim Tharp, The Fault in Our Stars, based on the best-selling novel by John Green, and Paper Towns, based on another novel by Green.

For writing The Disaster Artist (2017), the pair was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. They also created the television series Friends with Benefits, which lasted one season.

Life and career

Neustadter was born and raised in a Jewish family^[4] in Margate City, New Jersey, the son of Anne (Goldberg) and Michael J. Neustadter.^[1] He attended Atlantic City High School, University of Pennsylvania and graduate studies at The London School of Economics and The University of Southern California.^{[citation needed]}

At age 25, Neustadter moved to study in Los Angeles, California, and shortly thereafter moved to Santa Monica, where he currently resides.^{[citation needed]}

Neustadter and Weber wrote the script for The Disaster Artist (2017), the adaptation of the book of the same name.^[5] They also wrote Our Souls at Night, an adaptation of Kent Haruf's final novel of the same name, for Netflix, with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda playing the lead roles, the first movie they have made together since 1979's The Electric Horseman.^[6]

They will adapt another John Green novel, Looking for Alaska.^[7] They also are adapting The Rosie Project.^[8]

Neustadter has been married to Lauren Rachelle Levy since October 9, 2010.^[1] The couple has one son and one daughter.

Filmography

Films

• 500 Days of Summer (2009)
• The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
• The Spectacular Now (2013) (also executive producer)
• The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
• Paper Towns (2015) (also executive producer)
• The Disaster Artist^[5][9] (2017) (also executive producer)
• Our Souls at Night^[6] (2017)
• Disenchanted (2022)

Television

• Friends with Benefits (2011) (also executive producer)
• Daisy Jones & The Six (2021) (also executive producer)

Awards

(500) Days of Summer

• Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Screenplay (Nominated)
• Utah Film Critics Association for Best Screenplay (Nominated)
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Screenplay (Nominated)
• Hollywood Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Screenwriter
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society for Best Screenplay
• Oklahoma Film Critics Circle for Best Screenplay - Original
• Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
• Southeastern Film Critics Association for Best Original Screenplay
• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association for Best Screenplay
• Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (Nominated)

The Spectacular Now

• Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)
• Independent Spirit Awards for Best Screenplay (Nominated)
• Indiana Film Critics Association for Best Screenplay (Nominated)
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)
• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)

The Disaster Artist

• Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)
• Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)