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Charlie Kaufman

American screenwriter and director
Also known as: Charles Stewart Kaufman
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Charlie Kaufman (born November 19, 1958, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American screenwriter and director known for his offbeat films and ambitious narrative style. Kaufman earned a B.F.A. from the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University in 1980. Prior to breaking into the film industry, he worked in the circulation department of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, newspaper. Eventually he moved to California and began writing for the quirky television situation...

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