Patrick Burleigh

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Patrick Burleigh
Born1984
New York City, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationDartmouth College, Trinity College Dublin
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, essayist
Years active2015-Present
Notable workEternals, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Ant-Man and the Wasp
Awards2017 Humanitas Play LA Award, 2022 Gold List Honorable Mention for Best Adapted Screenplay - Eternals

Patrick Burleigh is an American screenwriter, playwright, and essayist. [1] He is best known as a screenwriter for Eternals , Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway , and Ant-Man and the Wasp . [2] Burleigh grew up in New York City and Los Angeles before attending Dartmouth College and Trinity College Dublin. [1] [3] In 2015, he sold his screenplay adaptation of Nicholas Griffin’s book Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World to Village Roadshow Pictures. [2] [4]

History

In 2016, Burleigh was accepted into the Marvel Writer’s Program for Marvel Studios. [2] Upon graduating from the program, Burleigh began writing reshoot material for Ant-Man and the Wasp before working with director Chloé Zhao to write the shooting script for Eternals, both for Marvel Studios. [5] During this time, Burleigh also co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway from Sony Pictures. [6] In 2021, he was nominated for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award (AACTA) in the Best Adapted Screenplay in Film category for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. [7] [8] In 2017, Burleigh won the Humanitas Play LA Award, and he received an Honorable Mention in the Best Adapted Screenplay category at the 2022 Gold List Awards for Eternals. [9] [10]

Burleigh has written for publications such as New York (magazine) and Men’s Health . [3] [11] In 2019, Burleigh wrote an essay for New York describing his childhood living with a genetic mutation of the luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR), also known as testotoxicosis or familial male-limited precocious puberty. [3] [12] [13] The mutation, which is hereditary and was passed down through Burleigh’s father’s family line, triggered an early puberty in Burleigh at two years of age. [3]

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