Alexander Dinelaris Jr.
Alexander Dinelaris Jr. | |
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| Born | 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Writer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Alexander Dinelaris Jr. is an American screenwriter and playwright.
Film
[edit]At the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, Dinelaris, alongside Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, and Armando Bó won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film Birdman [1]
In 2015, Dinelaris continued his collaboration with Iñárritu, serving as co-producer on The Revenant.[2]
In 2019, he filmed the short film In This, Our Time, which he wrote and directed.[3]
In 2022, Dinelaris co-wrote the screenplay to Carmen, directed by Benjamin Millipied and starring Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera.[4]
On February 8, 2023, it was announced that Alexander Dinelaris Jr is working with Residente to co-write a new film title Porto Rico.[5]
Theater
[edit]In 2003, Dinelaris provided additional book and lyrics to Zanna, Dont!, receiving Drama Desk nominations for Best Book of a Musical and Best Lyrics.[6][7]
Dinelaris wrote the book for the Broadway musical On Your Feet about the life and career of Gloria Estefan.[8] For this, he was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.
In 2019, he formed his New York–based production company Lexicon and announced that its first feature film will be an adaptation of the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, which Dinelaris will adapt into a screenplay and produce. However, no updates were made since 2020, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the film industry cited as a reason.
In 2019, his play Still Life was presented Off-Broadway in a Manhattan Class Company production starring Sarah Paulson, Frederick Weller, Ian Kahn, and Dominic Chianese.[9]
The same year, the first workshop of Boman Irani's Spiral Bound was conducted by Dinelaris.[10][11][12]
Credits
[edit]Film
- Birdman (screenplay)
- The Revenant (co-producer)
- Carmen (screenplay)
- The Mehta Boys (screenplay)
- In The Summer (producer)
Theater
- Zanna, Dont! (additional material)
- On Your Feet! (libretto)
- Still Life (playwright)
References
[edit]- ^ Gettell, Oliver (February 22, 2015). "Oscars 2015: 'Birdman' quartet wins for original screenplay". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Hustle, Indie Film (2023-06-29). "IFH 696: How I Wrote Birdman with Oscar® Winner Alexander Dinelaris". Indie Film Hustle®. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "East Rockaway native reflects on film-writing career".
- ^ Barone, Joshua (2023-04-20). "'Carmen' Review: We're Not in Spain Anymore". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "'Birdman's Alexander Dinelaris & Residente Scripting New Film 'Porto Rico'". 8 February 2023.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (2003-03-21). "THEATER REVIEW; With Love for All (Even Those Heteros)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Zanna, Don't! to Make London Premiere | Playbill". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Simon, Lizzie (2015-10-29). "Oscar-Winning Writer Takes on Estefan Story". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Still Life". www.backstage.com. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Acting is about lying convincingly: Boman Irani".
- ^ "Boman Irani and Birdman Writer Alexander Dinelaris on the Art of Good Storytelling". 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Masterclass with Boman Irani".
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