Neil LaBute

Writer/director Neil LaBute on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' The Wicker Man - 2006

Biography

Born 03/19/1961

Once dubbed by Details magazine as “the meanest man in Hollywood,” writer-director Neil LaBute has indeed made some of the most caustic, cruel and wickedly funny films in contemporary cinema. His work as a playwright was no less vicious – his plays have provoked anger from critics and...
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Awards

  • In 1998, received Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
  • In 1997, received Sundance Film Festival Filmmakers Trophy for Dramatic
  • In 1997, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film

Highlights

  • In 2009, Made his Broadway debut when "Reasons to Be Pretty" moved to the Lyceum Theatre; earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Play
  • In 2008, Helmed the feature, "Lakeview Terrace" co-starring Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Wilson
  • In 2008, Wrote the Off-Broadway play, "Reasons to Be Pretty" starring Piper Perabo

Family & Companions

  • Lily LaBute: daughter (Born c. 1988; mother, Lisa LaBute)
  • Spencer LaBute: son (Born c. 1991; mother, Lisa LaBute)

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