Christopher Wilkinson

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Christopher Wilkinson
Born (1950-03-29) March 29, 1950 (age 74)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materTemple University
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film producer and director
Years active1979–present
SpouseCathy Guisewite (m. 1997, div. 2011)
Children2

Christopher Wilkinson (born March 29, 1950) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Nixon (1995).[1] He also wrote the screenplays for Ali (2001)[2] and Copying Beethoven (2006), the latter of which he also produced.[3] Most of his scripts are historically based and co-written with Stephen J. Rivele.

  1. ^ “The Oscars: A Scorecard,” The New York Times, March 25, 1996.
  2. ^ Claude Brodesser, “Smith laces up for ‘Ali’,” Variety, May 15, 2001.
  3. ^ Michael Wilmington, “Movie review: ‘Copying Beethoven’,” Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Tribune, November 9, 2006.