Stephen Chbosky

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Chbosky
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jan 25, 1970(1970-01-25)
Age	54
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Capricorn

Stephen Chbosky Biography

Stephen Chbosky is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 25, 1970 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Novelist who wrote and directed screenplays for the adaptation film of his 1999 bestseller novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Other screenplays are screenplays, including The Four Corners of Nowhere and Rent.

He was the director on the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower with He directed the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower starring Logan Lerman..

Chbosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Lea (née Meyer), a tax preparer, and Fred G. Chbosky, a steel company executive and consultant to CFOs. Chbosky has a sister, Stacy, who is married to director John Erick Dowdle. He was raised Catholic. As a teenager, Chbosky “enjoyed a good blend of the classics, horror, and fantasy.” He was heavily influenced by J. D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye and the writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams. Chbosky graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1988, around which time he met Stewart Stern, screenwriter of the 1955 James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause. Stern became Chbosky’s “good friend and mentor”, and proved a major influence on Chbosky’s career.

In 1992, Chbosky graduated from the University of Southern California’s screenwriting program. He wrote, directed, and acted in the 1995 independent film The Four Corners of Nowhere, which gained Chbosky his first agent. It also was accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, and became one of the first films shown on the Sundance Channel. In the late 1990s, Chbosky wrote several unproduced screenplays, including ones titled Audrey Hepburn’s Neck and Schoolhouse Rock.

The couple, along with his sister Stacy were Pittsburgh-born kids of the tax accountant Lea Meyer and steelworker Fred Chbosky. He got married to Liz Chbosky in 2010.

Stephen Chbosky Net Worth

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

His screenwriting degree was awarded by the University of Southern California in 1992. Following college He wrote a number of screenplays which included He graduated from the screenwriting program at the University of Southern California in 1992. After college, he wrote several screenplays, including Audrey Hepburn‘s Neck and Schoolhouse Rock.’s Neck and Schoolhouse Rock.

He was involved in the creation and producing CBS show, Jericho.

Stephen Chbosky (/ʃ ə ˈ b ɒ s k i / ; 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.

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Who is Stephen Chbosky Dating?

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Chbosky wrote the screenplay of and directed the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, based on his novel. Production took place in mid-2011, and the film was released in fall 2012. The film starred Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. Chbosky was nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards, and the film won the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature, as well as the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Best Dramatic Movie.

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Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephen Chbosky celebrates birthday on January 25 of every year.

Chbosky re-wrote Evan Spiliotopoulos’s original script for the 2017 live action reboot of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson as Belle. Chbosky and Watson developed a close relationship during the production of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The adaptation was faithful to the original 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast, with all the original musical numbers included. The film was released on March 17, 2017.

Is the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower based on a true story?

Chbosky incorporated both fictional ideas and personal experiences to the novel, making it semi-autobiographical. After five years with these elements in mind, he had the idea of writing the novel during a difficult period in his life.

Why did Stephen Chbosky write The Perks of Being a Wallflower?

Charlie’s friends in The Perks of Being a Wallflower love The Rocky Horror Picture Show, one of the most legendary cult films of all time. Chbosky has said in interviews that the image of a kid standing in a car while driving through a tunnel was what first prompted him to write The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

What is Stephen Chbosky famous for?

Chbosky is most well-known in the literary world for his popular, coming-of- age novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower , published by MTV/Pocket Books in February 1999.

Did Stephen Chbosky direct The Perks of Being a Wallflower?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Directed by| Stephen Chbosky
Screenplay by| Stephen Chbosky
Based on| The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

What mental illness does Charlie have in Perks of Being a wallflower?

After being hospitalized for the summer after his best friend commits suicide, Charlie who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) , is about to embark on his first year of high school. He fears being known as the weird kid who was hospitalized for the summer and not having any friends.