Theodore Melfi
Theodore Melfi is an American filmmaker. In 2016, Melfi co-wrote, directed, and co-produced Hidden Figures, for which he received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. He is of Italian descent.
Theodore Melfi

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- Name
- Theodore Melfi
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, United States
- Spouse
- Kimberly Quinn
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, film director, film producer
- Born
- 1970 · Brooklyn.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- film · film screenwriting · film direction
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Theodore Melfi • Birthplace — New York City, New York, United States • Spouse — Kimberly Quinn • Years Active — 1998–present • Occupation — Screenwriter, film director, film producer
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Theodore Melfi, recorded as a screenwriter and director, was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Year — Film — Credited as • Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 1999 — Winding Roads — Co-written with Kimberly Quinn Co-produced with Bryan Godwin • 2007 — Game of Life • 2010 — Bed & Breakfast: Love is a Happy Accident • 2014 — St. Vincent • 2016 — Hidden Figures — Co-written with Allison Schroeder Nominated–Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated–Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay • 2017 — Going in Style • 2017 — The Black Ghiandola — Short film Co-directed with Sam Raimi and Catherine Hardwicke • 2017 — El Camino Christmas — Co-written with Christopher Wehner Co-produced with Kimberly Quinn • 2020 — Daughter — Short film • 2021 — The Starling — Co-produced with Kimberly Quinn and Dylan Sellers • 2022 — American Dreamer — Co-produced with Peter Dinklage, David Ginsburg, Kimberly Quinn, and Paul Dektor • Ticket to Paradise — uncredited — Additional literary material
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