Richard Tanne

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Richard Tanne
Born (1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 (age 39)
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Education State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • actor
Years active2005–present
Notable work Southside with You (2016) Chemical Hearts (2020)
Spouse
Joy Shi
​
(m. 2021)​

Richard Tanne (born February 4, 1985) [1] is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. [2] He is known for writing and directing the films Southside with You (2016) and Chemical Hearts (2020).

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Southside with You premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and received numerous accolades including a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Director and the Rotten Tomatoes Award for the best-reviewed romance of the year. [3] [4]

In 2020, Tanne released his second feature film, the Amazon Studios drama Chemical Hearts. It received positive reviews. [5] He has also served as a staff writer for Pixar Animation Studios. [6]

Early life

Tanne was born and raised in the township of Livingston, New Jersey. He attended Livingston High School, graduating in 2003. [7] He was raised Jewish. [8]

As a teenager, Tanne's writing led to him being the recipient of the New Jersey Governor's Award for Excellence in Arts Education for playwriting. [9] Following his initial success as a teenage writer, Tanne was announced as the winner of the Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition, which was founded by Stephen Sondheim. [10] Other recipients include filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan and playwright Rebecca Gilman. [11]

Career

Early work

Tanne became the host of Cinema Cool in 2010, and was also a co-creator of the movie talk show. [12] His first major role as an actor came in 2011 in the TV movie, Swamp Shark . The film aired in 2011 on the SyFy Channel. [13] He produced the Lionsgate horror film Mischief Night (2014) [14] and played a lead role in the 2014 independent film Worst Friends, co-starring Kristen Connolly and Cody Horn. [15]

Breakthrough and success

In December 2014, it was announced that Tanne would make his feature directorial debut on the romance film Southside with You , for which he also wrote the script. [16] The film is based on the first date of American President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama, in Chicago, Illinois in 1989. [17] Around the same time, Tika Sumpter was announced as cast in the role of Michelle Obama, and also co-produced. [17] Principal photography on the film began on July 13, 2015 on location in Chicago, [18] [9] and wrapped on July 31, 2015. [18]

Southside with You premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and received numerous awards and nominations. [3] It was released in North American theaters on August 26, 2016. [19]

On June 14, 2019, Amazon Studios announced that production was underway in New Jersey on Chemical Hearts , a teenage coming-of-age, romance drama with Tanne writing, directing and producing and Lili Reinhart starring and executive producing. Tanne adapted the screenplay from Krystal Sutherland's novel, Our Chemical Hearts. [20] The film was released on Amazon Prime to generally positive reviews on August 21, 2020. [5]

Upcoming projects

In October 2017, Deadline Hollywood reported that Tanne sold a genre pitch to Sony Pictures in a bidding war. Though the plot was not disclosed, Tanne is set to write and direct the film. It was also reported that he will next direct an original screenplay entitled Vienna. [21] Tanne also spent two years writing an unannounced movie for Pixar. [22] [23]

Personal Life

Tanne married Joy Shi on January 18, 2021, in Joshua Tree, California. [24]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited as
DirectorProducerWriter
2016 Southside with You YesYesYes
2020 Chemical Hearts YesYesYes

Producer only

Acting Roles

YearTitleRoleTypeNotes
2005 2001 Maniacs Additional ManiacFeature Film
2011 Cinema Cool HostWeb SeriesAlso co-creator
2011KnifepointRickFeature Film
2011 Swamp Shark TylerTV movieSyFy Original Film
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King CodyTV seriesEpisode: "Responsible"
2014 Worst Friends Jake KittnerFeature FilmAlso producer

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  3. 1 2 "Southside With You". www.rottentomatoes.com. August 19, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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  5. 1 2 Chemical Hearts (2020) , retrieved September 22, 2020
  6. ↑ nyfa (October 1, 2016). "5 Things We Can Learn From New Director Richard Tanne". NYFA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Livingston High School TV Studio Fundraising Telethon to be Held", TAP into Livingston, June 7, 2014. Accessed August 5, 2019. "The telethon will also include vintage film clips including Tony winner Nikki M. James (’99), actor Adam Pally (’00), filmmaker Rich Tanne (’03), sportscaster Bruce Beck (’74), actor Jason Alexander (’77), with segments featuring bands, celebrity guests, best programs, and more."
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