Jon Lucas

This article is about the American director and screenwriter. For the Filipino actor, see Jon Lucas (actor). For other people with similar names, see John Lucas.

Jon Lucas
Born	Jonathan Lucas (1975-10-29) October 29, 1975 (age 49) Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Director, Screenwriter
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University
Notable works	The Hangover (2009) The Change-Up (2011)

Jonathan Lucas (born October 29, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborative work with Scott Moore, which includes The Hangover , 21 & Over and Bad Moms .

Life and career

He is a graduate of Yale University as well as an alumnus of Pingry School.^{[ citation needed ]} He started working as an assistant for screenwriter Daniel Petrie, Jr. in the '90s along with Scott Moore, who would become his longtime writing partner.

The first script Lucas and Moore ever wrote together was Flypaper , although the movie didn't get made until 2011. In addition, they both worked on providing uncredited rewrites on Wedding Crashers , 27 Dresses , Chicken Little , Monster-in-Law , and Mr. Woodcock .

In 2005 and 2007, they were hired to write the screenplays for the family comedies Rebound and Full of It . They also participated on the screenplay for the holiday comedy Four Christmases in 2008. The following year, they wrote the successful romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past . However, their breakthrough success came with The Hangover , which became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy in the United States at the time. The movie spawned two sequels but did not include involvement by Lucas and Moore. Due to the success of The Hangover, the duo penned another R-rated comedy: the 2011 film, The Change-Up.

In 2013, Lucas and Moore made their co-directorial debuts with the comedy film, 21 & Over . ^[1] In October 2012, they sold to ABC a pilot for a new comedy show named Mixology , which follows five guys and five girls "trying to find love at a trendy Manhattan bar," all over the course of a single night. ^[2] The show was picked up to series in May 2013 and premiered on ABC on February 26, 2014, but was cancelled after only one season. ^{[3] [4]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2001	Rustin	No	Yes	Screenplay from a story by director Rick Johnson [5]
2005	Chicken Little	No	Yes	Uncredited rewrite[ further explanation needed ], special thanks
	Rebound	No	Yes
2007	Full of It	No	Yes
2008	Four Christmases	No	Yes
2009	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	No	Yes
	The Hangover	No	Yes	Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
2011	Flypaper	No	Yes
	The Change-Up	No	Yes
2013	21 & Over	Yes	Yes	Directorial Debut
2016	Bad Moms	Yes	Yes	People's Choice Award for Best Comedy
	Office Christmas Party	No	Story
2017	A Bad Moms Christmas	Yes	Yes
2019	Jexi	Yes	Yes
TBA	Spa Weekend	Yes	Yes	Post-production

Television credits

• 2014: Mixology (co-creator)

References

1. "TV Listings: Find Local TV Listings for your favorite Channels, TV Shows and Movies- Zap2it". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
2. Andreeva, Nellie (23 October 2012). "Comedy From 'Hangover' Writers Jon Lucas And Scott Moore Lands At ABC As Put Pilot". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 24 September 2017.
3. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 19, 2013). "ABC Releases Midseason Schedule: 'Betrayal' in Limbo, 'Revenge' Moves to 10PM, + 'Suburgatory' Premieres January 15". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
4. Goldberg, Lesley (May 8, 2014). "ABC Cancels Freshman Comedies 'Trophy Wife,' 'Mixology'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
5. Koehler, Robert (17 July 2001). "Rustin (review)". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

External links

• Jon Lucas at IMDb