About Greg DePaul

Greg DePaul grew up in Maryland and graduated from New York University. After college, he worked for The Washington Post and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting.

In 1996, Greg moved to Hollywood to become a screenwriter, and that’s just what happened. He wrote with Hank Nelken, and the pair sold numerous comedy screenplays, including Saving Silverman, which was produced by Columbia Pictures and starred Jack Black, Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Amanda Peet, and Neil Diamond.

Later, Greg wrote Bride Wars, produced by Fox New Regency, starring Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Chris Pratt, and Candice Bergen. The movie grossed $115 million worldwide and was recently re-made in China. Greg has sold screenplays to Miramax, Sony, Disney, Fox, MGM, and Village Roadshow studios.

Greg teaches screenwriting at New York University and The New School for Public Engagement. His plays have been performed in New York and Los Angeles. He lives in the New York City area with his lovely wife, Dvora, and two wonderful children, Max and Sophie.

To learn more about comedy screenwriting, go to bringthefunny.com. To learn more about Greg, go to gregdepaul.com.