Michael Arndt
Writer

Michael Arndt Net Worth

He has also worked as a producer on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019). Arndt is an accomplished writer and producer, having worked on some of the most successful films of the past decade. He has won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He has also been involved in the production of several major films, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Toy Story 4.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer
Birth Place  Harris County, Texas, United States
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Pen name Michael deBruyn
Occupation Screenwriter, script reader, personal assistant
Notable works Little Miss Sunshine Toy Story 3 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Star Wars: The Force Awakens

💰 Net worth

Michael Arndt, a renowned figure in the United States, is known for his remarkable contributions in the fields of writing, miscellaneous crew work, and production. His net worth is estimated to be between $100,000 and $1 million in the year 2024. Arndt has earned widespread recognition for his exceptional talent and creativity, which has not only garnered him acclaim but also contributed to his financial success. As an esteemed professional in the industry, his work continues to captivate audiences and inspire aspiring talents worldwide.

Biography/Timeline

1999

Arndt was born in McLean, Virginia. Arndt's father was a member of the Foreign Service, and as a result he lived in various countries, including Sri Lanka and India; he also lived in Virginia for a time. Arndt graduated from Langley High School in McLean, and also attended The Potomac School. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Arndt was a script reader for some time, and was a personal assistant to actor Matthew Broderick until late 1999, when he chose to begin writing screenplays full-time. His identical twin brother, David, is a professor at St. Mary's College of California.

2001

Arndt wrote the first draft of Little Miss Sunshine in three days between May 23–26, 2000. From that initial draft, he made approximately 100 revisions over the course of a year, requesting input from friends and family. Arndt considered directing the film himself "as a no-budget, DV feature" due to his concern of the story being "just too small and "indie" to get any real attention from Hollywood". After the Endeavor Talent Agency read the script in July 2001, however, producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa subsequently gave the script to commercial and music video Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, who were immediately attracted to the project. Dayton and Faris were signed on by Producer Marc Turtletaub, who purchased the script from Arndt for $250,000, on December 21, 2001.

2006

Arndt began collaborating with Lee Unkrich and other Pixar personnel on the screenplay for Toy Story 3 in 2006, working from a treatment by Andrew Stanton, who co-wrote the two preceding films in the series. He was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work for Toy Story 3, and became the first ever Screenwriter to be nominated for both Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay for his first two screenplays.

2012

In November 2012, Arndt was announced as the Screenwriter for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In October 2013, it was announced that Lawrence Kasdan and Director J. J. Abrams were rewriting Arndt's script.

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