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Ben Younger (born October 7, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director. BiographyEarly life and careerYounger was born in Brooklyn, and raised in a Modern Orthodox Jewish household in Eltingville, Staten Island.[1] He attended a yeshiva,[1] before entering Queens College,[1] part of the City University of New York, where he studied political science.[1] While at university, he started performing comedy.[1] After leaving university, he set his sights on a career in politics,[1] taking on a role as a policy analyst for the New York City comptroller's office, where he served as a legislative aide to Alan Hevesi.[1] After that, he successfully managed the State Assembly campaign for Queens Democrat Melinda Katz,[2] becoming, at 21, the city's youngest ever campaign manager.[9] Despite his success, Younger became disenchanted with politics, and by 1995 started to seek a creative outlet that would rekindle the excitement he felt as a stand-up comedian.[3] He wrote and directed a short film,L & M,[1] as well as working on a number of feature films as a grip,[1] and directing music videos and commercials.[3] Boiler RoomIn 1995, he attended an interview for a job in a brokerage firm, and immediately conceived the idea that went on to become his first film, Boiler Room.[2] He spent two years researching the underground telemarketing brokerage industry as background for his screenplay.[2] Boiler Room was released in 2000. A corporate drama in the mold of Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross, with colorful dialogue that some critics compared to David Mamet,[4][5] the film exposed the shady world of "chop shops" (underground brokerage firms), and starred Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nicky Katt, Jamie Kennedy, and Ben Affleck. PrimeYounger's second film, Prime (2005), is a romantic comedy about the relationship between a young Jewish man and an older gentile woman. The film stars Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep. The movie was prominently featured in the HBO show Unscripted because Bryan Greenberg, star of Unscripted was also the male lead in Prime. Younger appeared as himself in the episodes where the movie was featured.[6] Bleed for ThisYounger's third film Bleed for This is an American biographical drama based on the life of former World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza. Younger both wrote and directed. The film stars Miles Teller, Katey Sagal, Amanda Clayton and Aaron Eckhart, and is executive produced by Martin Scorsese. The film was released on November 18, 2016. Other projectsIn addition to his film projects, Younger has been published in The New Yorker, and has sold numerous television pilots to FX, NBC, ABC and Fox, to name a few.[7] Younger is a keen motorcycle racing enthusiast, and has expressed a desire to make a film about road racing.[8] FilmographyDirector
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/272203/Ben-Younger/biography |title=Ben Younger - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date= |accessdate=May 11, 2009}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|last=Levy |first=Ariel |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/1850/ |title=Bard of the Boiler Room |publisher=Nymag.com |date=January 17, 2000 |accessdate=May 11, 2009}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://au.movies.yahoo.com/Ben+Younger/biography/123159/biography/ |title=Ben Younger – Biography – Yahoo!7 Movies |publisher=Au.movies.yahoo.com |date=April 11, 2008 |accessdate=May 11, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313225945/http://au.movies.yahoo.com/Ben+Younger/biography/123159/biography/ |archivedate=March 13, 2007 |df=mdy-all }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/nash/b/boilerroomthe1.html|title=The Boiler Room|last=Murray|first=Noel |date=February 28, 2000|publisher=filmvault.com}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/2541/|title=Boiler Room|last=Wrathall|first=John|publisher=bfi.org.uk|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007070158/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/2541/|archivedate=October 7, 2007|df=mdy-all}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Ben+Younger/ |title=Interviews > Ben Younger |publisher=Suicidegirls.com |date=March 8, 2006 |accessdate=May 11, 2009}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.emanuellevy.com/search/details.cfm?id=438 |title=The Prime of Ben Younger |publisher=Emanuellevy.com |date= |accessdate=May 11, 2009}} 8. ^Soup :: Ben Younger: But, What I Really Want To Do Is Direct (A Motorcycle Racing Movie) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102011521/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Feb/060210bee.htm |date=January 2, 2010 }} External links
10 : 1972 births|Living people|American male screenwriters|Jewish American screenwriters|American television directors|Film producers from New York (state)|Queens College, City University of New York alumni|People from Staten Island|Film directors from New York City|Screenwriters from New York (state) |
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