Eric Roth
Eric Roth (born 22 March 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider (1999), the Steven Spielberg film Munich (2005), David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) , all of which were nominated for Oscars. Roth was born in New York City, New York, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer. He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from UCLA Film School as well as a degree from University of California,
Known for
WritingBirthday
March 22, 1945Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
New York City, New York, USACast credits
Crew credits
Forrest Gump
ScreenplayThe Horse Whisperer
ScreenplayMunich
ScreenplayThe Good Shepherd
WriterLucky You
Screenplay, StoryMr. Jones
ScreenplayThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Screenplay, StoryAli
ScreenplayThe Insider
ScreenplaySuspect
ScreenplayThe Onion Field
ScreenplayThe Postman
ScreenplayThe Nickel Ride
WriterThe Concorde... Airport '79
ScreenplayExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
ScreenplayMemories of Me
WriterEllis
ScreenplayA Star Is Born
ScreenplayKillers of the Flower Moon
ScreenplayDune
ScreenplayMank
Producer