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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Klugman to Michael Lantieri
Neil LaBute Biography (1963-)
Full name, Neil N. LaBute; born March 19, 1963, in Detroit, MI; married LisaGore (a family therapist); children: Lily, Spencer. Addresses: Office:Pretty Pictures, 100 North Crescent Dr., Garden Level, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Agent: Brad Gross, Sanford/Gross & Associates, 1015 Gayley Ave., Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90024.; Manager: Shelly Townsend, Anonymous Content Management, 8522 National Blvd., Suite 101, Culver City, CA 90232.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Playwright, producer, director
- Birth Details
- March 19, 1963
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director
- (And producer) In the Company of Men (also known as En compagnie des hommes), Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
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Your Friends and Neighbors (also known as Friends and Neighbors), Gramercy, 1998
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Nurse Betty, USA Films, 1999
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Possession, Focus Features/USA Films, 2002
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The Shape of Things, USA Films, 2003
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Film Appearances
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Beware! Ghosts! (also known as High Spirits), 1986
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Stage Work
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Director
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The Shape of Things, Almeida Theatre, London, 2001, then PromenadeTheatre, New York City, 2001-2002
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The Distance from Here (one-act), Almeida Theatre, 2002
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The Mercy Seat, Manhattan Class Company, Acorn Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003
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Television Work
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Director; Movies
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Bash: Latterday Plays, Showtime, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, Independent's Day, Sundance Channel, 1997
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Beware! Ghosts! (also known as High Spirits), 1986
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In the Company of Men (also known as En compagnie des hommes; based on his stage play), Sony Pictures Classics, 1997; published by Faber& Faber, 1997
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Your Friends and Neighbors (also known as Friends and Neighbors; based on his stage play, Lepers), Gramercy, 1998; published by Faber & Faber, 1998
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Tumble (short film), 2000
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Possession (based on the novel by A. S. Byatt), Focus Features/USAFilms, 2002
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The Shape of Things (based on his stage play), USA Films, 2003
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Stage Plays
- "Filthy Talk for Troubled Times," in Scenes to Come, Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 1989
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In the Company of Men, Theatre at Brigham Young University, Provo,UT, 1992
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Bash: A Gaggle of Saints (three one-acts; contains "A Gaggle of Saints," "Iphigenia in Orem," and "Medea Redux"), Masquers Café, Los Angeles, 1994; published as "Bash: A Remembrance of Hatred and Longing," Sunstone, December, 1995; revised version, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City, 1999, then Almeida Theatre, London, 2000, and produced at other venues; published as Bash: Latterday Plays, Overlook Press, 1999
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The Shape of Things, Almeida Theatre, 2001, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002, and produced at other venues; published by Faber& Faber, 2001
- "Coax," in A Moment of Bliss, Primary Stages Theatre, New York City, 2002
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The Distance from Here (one-act), Almeida Theatre, 2002
- "Land of the Dead," in Brave New World, Town Hall Theatre, New York City, 2002
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The Mercy Seat, Manhattan Class Company, Acorn Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003; published by Faber & Faber, 2003
- Other plays include Lepers,
Ravages,
Rounder,
Sanguinarians and Sycophants, and adaptations of Dracula and Woyzeck. Involved in productions of The 24 Hour Plays, Los Angeles, 2002.
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Teleplays
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Movies
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Bash: Latterday Plays, Showtime, 2000
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Nonfiction
- (Author of introduction) James Flamberg and John C. Richards, Nurse Betty, Newmarket Press, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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American Theatre, November, 2001, pp. 38-43
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Entertainment Weekly, August 15, 1997, p. 14
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Movieline, May, 2002, pp. 64-67, 93
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New Criterion, September, 1999, p. 38
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Premiere, October, 1998, pp. 82-90; September, 2002, pp. 30-32
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Time, August 18, 1997, p. 60
Electronic
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LDS Film, http://www.ldsfilm.com, November 7, 2002
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