Michael Arndt

Michael Arndt
Arndt in 2007
Arndt in 2007
BornMcLean, Virginia, U.S.
Pen nameMichael deBruyn
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1997–present
Notable works
Notable awards

Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter, who has written for the films Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

Arndt won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3. This made Arndt the first screenwriter ever to be nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay for his first two screenplays.

He has also been credited under the pseudonyms Michael deBruyn and Rick Kerb, which are mainly used for script revisions.[1]

  1. ^ Alloway, Meredith (April 6, 2014). "Oscar winner Michael Arndt talks screenwriting, and offers some advice". The Script Lab. TSL Media Inc. Retrieved November 14, 2015.