Nicholas Stoller
Nicholas Stoller (born March 19, 1976) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the comedy films Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), its spin-off/sequel Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Neighbors (2014), its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and Bros (2022). He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008), The Muppets (2011), its sequel Muppets Most Wanted (2014), and Sex Tape (2014), as well as co-creating the television series The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), Friends from College (2017–2019), and Platonic (2023–present).
Nicholas Stoller
- Name
- Nicholas Stoller
- Born
- 19 March 1976
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Occupation
- * Director
- Education
- Harvard College
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Nicholas Stoller (born March 19, 1976) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the comedy films Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), its spin-off/sequel Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Neighbors (2014), its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and Bros (2022). He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008), The Muppets (2011), its sequel Muppets Most Wanted (2014), and Sex Tape (2014), as well as co-creating the television series The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), Friends from College (2017–2019), and Platonic (2023–present).
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Key facts
• Name — Nicholas Stoller • Born — 19 March 1976 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — * Director • producer • writer • Education — Harvard College • Children — 3 • Relatives — Nicholas Delbanco (father-in-law) • Years Active — 2000–present
Early life
Early life
Stoller was born on March 19, 1976, in London, to American parents, and was raised in Miami, with his brother, Matt Stoller, a columnist. His mother, Phyllis, is a travel tour operator, and his father, Eric C. Stoller, is a bank executive. Stoller was raised Jewish. He attended high school at St. Paul's, a New Hampshire boarding school. He went on to attend Harvard College and wrote for the comedy publication The Harvard Lampoon, and played for the improv comedy troupe The Immediate Gratification Players while an undergraduate.
Career
Career
From 2000 to 2001, Stoller wrote for Judd Apatow's short-lived Fox television series Undeclared and later co-wrote, again with Apatow, the 2005 comedy Fun with Dick and Jane. Stoller's directorial debut, the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is a romantic comedy starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Jonah Hill, Kristen Bell, Bill Hader and Russell Brand. The film was produced by Apatow Productions and was released by Universal on April 18, 2008. In 2007, he wrote a single-camera comedy about a new teacher taking a job at the boarding school he once attended. He wrote Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey; the film was produced by Richard Zanuck and David Heyman. Stoller next wrote and directed a new film for Universal and Apatow Productions titled Get Him to the Greek. The film reteamed Stoller and Apatow with Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-stars Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. The film premiered on May 25, 2010, and opened in theaters on June 4, 2010. In 2008, Stoller and Segel co-wrote The Muppets, the latest film incarnation to feature the characters in nearly 12 years. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released in 2011. After the film's success, Stoller and the film's director, James Bobin, wrote Muppets Most Wanted, a semi-sequel to the film. Stoller also directed The Five-Year Engagement (2012), which he co-wrote with Jason Segel, who also starred. Apatow Productions produced the picture, which is about the ups and downs of a couple's five-year engagement. Stoller directed the film Neighbors, its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and shared a screenwriting credit on Sex Tape. In 2016, Stoller wrote and directed the animated comedy film Storks for Warner Animation Group. Along with his wife Francesca Delbanco, Stoller created the comedy series Friends from College, which premiered on Netflix in July 2017. Stoller directed all eight episodes of the first season. More recently, his Stoller Global Solutions company has renewed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television.
Personal life
Personal life
Stoller met Francesca Delbanco (daughter of writer Nicholas Delbanco and granddaughter of cellist Bernard Greenhouse) at a playwriting workshop for Harvard graduates in 2001. They married in 2005 and have three children.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Executive producer — Creator — Notes • 2000 — Strangers with Candy — Episode "A Price Too High for Riches" • 2001–2002 — Undeclared — Multiple episodes, also story editor • 2012 — Entry Level — Unsold pilot • 2015 — The Carmichael Show • The Grinder • 2017–2019 — Friends from College • 2022 — Panhandle • 2023–present — Platonic • 2023–2025 — Goosebumps Appeared as himself • Year — Title — Notes • 2010 — In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber — Episode: Dennis Quaid/Damon Wayans/Nicholas Stoller • 2010–2014 — Made in Hollywood — Episodes: #5.28 and #9.28 • Last Call with Carson Daly — Episodes: Episode dated May 26, 2010, and Nicholas Stoller/Theo Von/Cerebral Ballzy • 2014 — IMDb: What to Watch — Episode: Neighbors • Just Seen It — Episodes: Neighbors, Interview with Nicholas Stoller, Devil's Knot, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 • 2025 — The Studio — Episodes: "The Promotion", "Casting", "CinemaCon", "The Presentation"
Other works
Other works
• Year — Title — Notes • 2007 — Blades of Glory — Soundtrack writer Song: "Blades of Glory" • 2009 — Adventureland — Thanks • 2011 — Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son — Special thanks • Puss in Boots • 2013 — Turbo — Additional screenplay material • 2016 — Grimsby — Special thanks • 2017 — The Lego Batman Movie — Creative consultant • The Lego Ninjago Movie • 2019 — The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part • 2020 — Borat Subsequent Moviefilm — Special thanks
Life and career
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Life and career
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1976
Nicholas Stoller born at London.
2016
Alpha and Beta is dated 2016.
Films
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2005 — Fun with Dick and Jane • 2008 — Forgetting Sarah Marshall • Yes Man • 2010 — Get Him to the Greek • Gulliver's Travels • 2011 — The Muppets — Executive • 2012 — The Five-Year Engagement • 2014 — Muppets Most Wanted — Executive • Neighbors • Sex Tape • 2016 — Zoolander 2 • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising • Storks — Directed alongside Doug Sweetland • 2017 — Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie — Also soundtrack writer Song: "Saturday" • 2018 — Night School • Smallfoot — Executive • 2019 — Dora and the Lost City of Gold • 2022 — DC League of Super-Pets — Executive • Bros • 2024 — Incoming • 2025 — You're Cordially Invited • Animal Farm — Executive • TBA — Judgment Day — Post-production
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- 1.Fandango Media. Nicholas Stoller. Rotten Tomatoes.
- 2.Wallerstein, Andrew. Brand X with Russell Brand. Variety. June 28, 2012.
- 3.Lacher, Irene. Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. The New York Times. October 9, 2005.
- 4.Bloom, Nate. Jewish Stars 11/25. Cleveland Jewish News. November 25, 2011.
- 5.Pfefferman, Naomi. Teen angst bring laughs film director won't 'Forget'. JewishJournal.com. April 7, 2008.
- 6."The Dark Side" WHRB radio interview, 2008
- 7.Stoller, Nicholas. In defense of the Blair Witch Project: a cinephilic treatise. Charged.com. Feb 12, 2001.
- 8.Siegel, Tatiana. Apatow, Stoller speak 'Greek'. Variety. April 22, 2008.
- 9.M&C Movie News. Jason Segel and Nick Stoller bring Muppets back. March 13, 2008.
- 10.Vejvoda, Jim. No Jason Segel for Muppets Sequel. IGN. March 1, 2012.
- 11.Siegel, Tatiana. Apatow sets 'Five-Year Engagement'. Variety. February 28, 2008.
- 12.Exclusive photos: Eclectic cast makes Netflix's 'Friends from College'. Entertainment Weekly. May 8, 2017.
- 13.Andreeva, Nellie. Nick Stoller Re-Ups Sony Pictures TV Overall Deal, Teams With Emerald Fennell For 'Sweetness' Comedy. Deadline. July 15, 2021.
- 14.Harvard stars in Friends from College Harvard Alumni. alumni.harvard.edu.
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