Melissa Rosenberg

January 4, 2024
Screenwriter

Quick Facts

Melissa Rosenberg
Full Name Melissa Rosenberg
Occupation Screenwriter
Date Of Birth Aug 28, 1962(1962-08-28)
Age 62
Birthplace Marin
Country United States
Birth City California
Horoscope Leo

Melissa Rosenberg Biography

Name Melissa Rosenberg
Birthday Aug 28
Birth Year 1962
Place Of Birth Marin
Home Town California
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Leo
Parents Patricia Rosenberg, Jack Lee Rosenberg
Siblings Mariya Rosenberg, K. C Rosenberg, Erik Rosenberg, Andrea Rosenberg
Spouse Lev L. Spiro

Melissa Rosenberg is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on August 28, 1962 in Marin, California, United States. Screenwriter for Dexter, a television drama that aired on Showtime between 2006 and 2013.

She was the writer and producer for The O.C., a teen drama that starred Mischa barton.

Rosenberg’s first project was a dance film commissioned by Paramount Pictures that was ultimately never made. She then shifted to television writing. She first wrote for Class of ’96 in 1993, and went on to work on shows including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1995–1996), Dark Skies (1996), The Magnificent Seven (1998), Ally McBeal (2001) and Birds of Prey (2002) before she came to join the writing staff of The O.C. in 2003. Leaving The O.C. at the conclusion of its first season, she was hired to write her second screenplay, the 2006 dance film Step Up. (Later, she was also offered the job of writing the sequel, Step Up 2: The Streets, but turned the offer down as she was busy with other projects.)

She worked on several television series between 1993 and 2003 before joining The O.C.’ s writing staff, eventually leaving the show to write the 2006 film Step Up. From 2006 to 2009, she served as the head writer of the Showtime series Dexter, rising to executive producer by the time that she departed at the end of the fourth season. She wrote her second produced screenplay, the 2008 film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel Twilight in 2007, and then adapted the novel’s three sequels.

Lev L. Spiro was her husband.

Melissa Rosenberg Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Screenwriter
House Living in own house.

Melissa Rosenberg is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melissa Rosenberg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received a MFA from USC in film and television.

She was a screenwriter for Twilight films.

Rosenberg’s mother died when Rosenberg was a teenager, after her father had remarried to Lynn MacCuish; he later married again to fellow therapist Beverly Kitaen-Morse. She has an older sister, Andrea (born 1960), younger brother and sister Erik and K. C. (twins, born 1963), and a younger half-sister, Mariya (born 1981), by her father’s second wife.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Melissa Rosenberg Dating?

According to our records, Melissa Rosenberg married to Lev L. Spiro. As of December 1, 2023, Melissa Rosenberg’s is not dating anyone.

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Beginning in 2010, Rosenberg had been developing a Jessica Jones TV series for ABC, which would be based on Alias comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis. However, later in 2012, it was revealed that ABC had passed on the series. In October 2013, following a deal made by Netflix and Marvel, the series was revived as a part of four series and one mini-series commitment in which Rosenberg was brought on to be the showrunner. In December 2014, the series had cast Krysten Ritter as Jones and revealed the official title of the series as Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones. In June 2015, Marvel revealed that the title for the series would be shortened to Marvel’s Jessica Jones.

Facts & Trivia

Melissa Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Melissa Rosenberg celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

In August 2018, it was reported that Rosenberg had signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television and would leave Jessica Jones after season 3. In February 2019, Netflix announced it was cancelling the show after three seasons.

Top Facts about Melissa Rosenberg

  1. Melissa Rosenberg is an American screenwriter and producer.
  2. She was born on August 28, 1962 in Marin County, California.
  3. Rosenberg is best known for her work on the Twilight film series.
  4. She has also written for popular TV shows such as Dexter and Jessica Jones.
  5. In 2018, she signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros Television Group.
  6. Rosenberg has won several awards including a Writers Guild of America Award.
  7. She graduated from Bennington College with a degree in literature and creative writing.
  8. Her first produced screenplay was for the film Step Up in 2006.
  9. Rosenberg is also an advocate for women’s rights and gender equality.
  10. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

How old is Melissa Rosenberg?

59 years (August 28, 1962)

Who wrote the screenplay for Twilight?

Melissa Rosenberg

Who wrote the script for Dexter?

Melissa Rosenberg (born August 28, 1962) is an American screenwriter. She has worked in both film and television and has won a Peabody Award. She served as head writer during the first four seasons of Showtime’s DEXTER.

Was Twilight a low budget film?

released in 2008, “Twilight,” which ranked 8th highest-grossing, had the smallest budget , while 8 out of 10 of the highest-grossing domestic films had budgets exceeding $100 million. The ultimatum to make “Twilight” with a limited budget was based on the idea that the film would have little commercial success.

Where Twilight was filmed?

Vernonia, Oregon Both, the film and the book are set in Forks, Washington, however, the film was largely filmed around Portland in Oregon. Only in few parts of the film, Washington and California have been depicted. Major filming of the town “Forks, WA” was done in Vernonia, Oregon.

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