- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- July 16, 1956
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Tony Kushner
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage he's most known for his seminal work Angels in America which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. At the turn of the 21st Century he became known for his numerous film collaborations with Steven Spielberg. He received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013. Kushner made his Broadway debut in 1993 with both Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. He then adapted it into a 2003 miniseries directed by Mike Nichols for which Kushner received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie. In 2003 he wrote the lyrics and book to the musical Caroline, or Change which earned Kushner Tony Award nominat…
Filmography
movieמלאכים באמריקה- המילניום מתקרב
2023 · Author
movieמלאכים באמריקה- בנייה מחדש
2023 · Author
movieAngels in America - Part One: Millennium Approaches
2023 · Author
movieAngels in America - Part Two: Perestroika
2023 · Author
movieThe Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023 · Self
movieThe Fabelmans
2022 · Producer, Writer
movieThe Stories of West Side Story
2022 · Self
movieWest Side Story
2021 · Screenplay, Executive Producer
movieSomething's Coming: West Side Story
2021 · Self
movieAngels in America
2021 · Theatre Play
tvHacks
2021 · Tony Kushner
movieThe Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020 · Writer
movieBully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019 · Self
movieArthur Miller: Writer
2017 · Self
movieSpielberg
2017 · Self
movieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017 · Theatre Play
movieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017 · Theatre Play
movieMike Nichols: An American Master
2016 · Self
movieThe Royal Road
2015 · (archive sound)
movieStill Alice
2014 · Thanks
movieWilde Salomé
2013 · Self
movieLincoln: An American Journey
2013 · Self
movieLincoln
2012 · Screenplay
tvFinding Your Roots
2012 · Self
movieOutrage
2009 · Self
movieTheater of War
2008 · Self
tvThe Jewish Americans
2008 · Self
movieEugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006 · Self
movieWrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
2006 · Self
movieMunich
2005 · Screenplay
tvAngels in America
2003 · Rabbi on Bench #1 (uncredited), Writer, Theatre Play, Teleplay, Creator
movieLive to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
1995 · Self - Playwright, "Angels in America"
movieIn the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
1993
tvPOV
1988 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
movieUntitled Nathan Lane Documentary
— · Self
Ultra
movieUltra
— · Executive Producer
Death of a Salesman
movieDeath of a Salesman
— · Writer, Producer