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Scott Neustadter

Creator, Exec Producer & Co-Showrunner
Daisy Jones & The Six

Scott Neustadter is an Oscar-nominated, award-winning screenwriter/producer. He is co-creator and co-showrunner of the upcoming limited series DAISY JONES & THE SIX, which is based on the bestselling Taylor Jenkins Reid novel of the same name. The series stars Riley Keough and Sam Claflin, and debuts on Amazon on March 3, 2023.

Along with writing partner Michael Weber, Neustadter’s adaptation of THE DISASTER ARTIST was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. In addition, their original screenplay (500) DAYS OF SUMMER was awarded Best Screenplay of the year at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards.

Neustadter & Weber's other writing credits include THE FAULT IN OUR STARS starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, which grossed over 300 million worldwide, as well as THE SPECTACULAR NOW, ROSALINE, PAPER TOWNS and OUR SOULS AT NIGHT.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics, Neustadter hails from Margate, NJ, and currently lives with his wife, Lauren Neustadter, and children in Los Angeles.

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Events featuring Scott Neustadter
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