Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky
Chbosky on the Jericho panel at San Diego Comic-Con, 2006
Chbosky on the Jericho panel at San Diego Comic-Con, 2006
Born (1970-01-25) January 25, 1970 (age 54)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • author
Years active1995–present
RelativesJohn Erick Dowdle (brother-in law)

Stephen Chbosky (/ʃəˈbɒski/;[1] born January 25, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and author. He is best-known for writing the bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), as well as for writing and directing the 2012 film adaptation of the book. Most recently, he directed the 2017 drama Wonder and the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. His first psychological horror novel, Imaginary Friend, was published in October 2019.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Stephen Chbosky Audio Name Pronunciation". TeachingBooks.net. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Chbosky, Stephen (May 20, 2019). "Dear Friends, Twenty years ago I published my first novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I have spent the last nine years working on my second. It's called Imaginary Friend. It comes out October 1st". @StephenChbosky. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "IMAGINARY FRIEND | Kirkus Reviews". Retrieved February 12, 2021.