Steven Rogers (screenwriter)

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Steven Rogers is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing and producing the 2017 dark comedy I, Tonya , and for writing the romantic comedies Kate & Leopold and Hope Floats . He created the 2022 miniseries Mike about the life of boxer Mike Tyson.

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Background and education

Rogers was born in Seattle, Washington. [1] He is a graduate of Sanford Meisner’s Neighborhood Playhouse, [2] in New York City.

Career

Rogers has written the screenplays for a number of films, including Hope Floats (1998), Stepmom (1998), Kate & Leopold (2001), P.S. I Love You (2007) and Love the Coopers (2015). [3] [4]

In 2017, he wrote and produced a biographical dark comedy about Tonya Harding, entitled I, Tonya . It stars Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney, and was directed by Craig Gillespie. [5] For his script, Rogers earned nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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References

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  2. Howard, Hilary (December 1, 2017). "Acting Studios Are Struggling. Does It Matter?". The New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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