This article is about the screenwriter. For the former frontman of The Breakfast Club, see Dan Gilroy (musician).
Dan Gilroy
Gilroy at Fantastic Fest 2014
Born
Daniel Christopher Gilroy
(1959-06-24) June 24, 1959 (age 65)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Dartmouth College (BA)
Occupation(s)
Screenwriter, film director
Years active
1992–present
Spouse
Rene Russo
(m. 1992)
Children
1
Parents
Frank D. Gilroy (father)
Ruth Dorothy Gaydos (mother)
Relatives
Tony Gilroy (brother) John Gilroy (twin brother)
Daniel Christopher Gilroy[1] (born June 24, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Nightcrawler (2014), for which he won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. His other screenwriting credits include Freejack (1992), Two for the Money (2005), The Fall (2006), Real Steel (2011), and The Bourne Legacy (2012)—the last in collaboration with his brother Tony Gilroy. His wife, Rene Russo, has also been his frequent collaborator since the two met in 1992 and married later that year.[a]
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^Davids, Brian (February 1, 2019). "Netflix Gave 'Velvet Buzzsaw' Filmmaker Dan Gilroy the Budget No Studio Would". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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