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Matt Manfredi

Matt Manfredi
Alma mater
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2001–present
SpouseCasey Greenfield (divorced)
Children2
Parent(s)Nancy and George Manfredi

Matt Manfredi is an American screenwriter.

Early life and education

Manfredi is from Palos Verdes, California,[1] the son of Nancy and George Manfredi.[2] His mother is a human resource manager for the Torrance, California city government and his father was a private lawyer in Los Angeles. He graduated from Brown University and also has a master's degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.[2] While in college he joined an improv comedy group where he met his future writing partner Phil Hay. He is of Italian descent.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Director Producer
2001 Crazy/Beautiful Yes No No
2002 Bug Yes Yes No Co-directed
2002 The Tuxedo Yes No No Co-wrote story
2005 Æon Flux Yes No No Co-wrote screenplay
2008 The Dungeon Masters No No Executive
2010 Clash of the Titans Yes No No
2013 R.I.P.D. Yes No No Co-wrote story and screenplay
2014 Ride Along Yes No No
2015 The Invitation Yes No Yes
2016 Ride Along 2 Yes No No
2018 Destroyer Yes No Yes
2021 The Mysterious Benedict Society Yes No Executive Co-created, co-wrote 2 episodes

All of his film screenwriting work has been with writing partner Phil Hay. Their technique for joint screenwriting is to each write separate scenes and then trade them to each other for further rewrites.[4]

Personal life

As a widower in 2004, he married his second wife Casey Greenfield, daughter of news correspondent and author Jeff Greenfield.[2] They divorced less than a year later.[5] He has since remarried and has one daughter and one son.[1]

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