Gene Stupnitsky
Born (1977-08-26) August 26, 1977
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director

Gene Stupnitsky (born August 26, 1977) is a Ukrainian-born American film and television writer, producer, and director. He usually works with Lee Eisenberg, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment. From 2005 to 2010, he served as a writer, director and producer of the NBC sitcom The Office for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also served as a co-creator, writer, and producer of the HBO comedy series Hello Ladies (2013-2014). In 2023 he co-created Jury Duty with Eisenberg.

Stupnitsky is also known for his work on Hollywood Studio comedy films writing Year One (2009), and Bad Teacher (2011) and directing Good Boys (2019) and No Hard Feelings (2023).

Early life and education

Stupnitsky was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Kyiv, Ukraine) to Jewish parents. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He attended Stevenson High School and graduated from the University of Iowa in 2000.

Career

2005–2011

In 2005, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky joined the staff of the NBC comedy series The Office, where they remained from seasons 2 to 6. In addition to writing, he served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Eisenberg, "Michael Scott Paper Company" and "The Lover". Although he is not credited for directing "The Lover", similarly Eisenberg is not credited for directing "Michael Scott Paper Company", as only one person can be credited with directing the episode. They also directed The Outburst, a webisode series for The Office. He also acted as one of the Vance Refrigeration delivery guys (Leo), along with Eisenberg, present in several episodes of The Office. Stupnitsky, alongside Eisenberg, co-wrote two of the most critically acclaimed episodes, including "Dinner Party" and "Scott's Tots".

Eisenberg and Stupnitsky have worked together on several screenplays, many of which they have produced as well. Alongside Harold Ramis, they wrote the screenplay for Year One, which starred Jack Black and Michael Cera, and was released in 2009. Following that, they wrote and produced the film Bad Teacher, which starred Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake and had worldwide success. They were to serve as producers of a proposed sequel. Eisenberg and Stupnitsky wrote a screenplay for Ghostbusters III, but it was never produced.

2013–present

In 2013, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky had a busy year in television, and were listed as two of Deadline Hollywood's "Overachievers" of the pilot season. Along with Stephen Merchant, they created, executive produced, and wrote for the HBO series Hello Ladies, which ran for one season and concluded with a feature-length special. That same year, they wrote a pilot for ABC based on the popular BBC series Pulling, in addition to serving as executive producers on the series Trophy Wife, which aired for one season on ABC. They also executive produced the TV series Bad Teacher for CBS, which is based on their original screenplay.

Stupnitsky made his directorial debut with the 2019 comedy hit Good Boys.[1][2][3] He most recently co-wrote and directed No Hard Feelings, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and hit theaters in June 2023.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer
2009 Year One No Yes No
2011 Bad Teacher No Yes Yes
2019 Good Boys Yes Yes No
2023 No Hard Feelings Yes Yes No

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer		 Notes
2005–2010 The Office Yes Yes Yes 15 episodes (writer);
Directed episodes "The Lover" (uncredited) and "Michael Scott Paper Company"
2013–2014 Hello Ladies No Yes Yes Also creator
2014 Bad Teacher No No Yes
Trophy Wife No Yes Yes Episode "Mother's Day"
2016 Gorgeous Morons No Yes Yes TV movie
2017 Downward Dog No No Yes Episode "Pilot"
SMILF No No Yes 9 episodes
2023 Jury Duty No No Yes Also creator

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2008Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesThe OfficeNominated
2008Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesNominated
2009Outstanding Comedy SeriesNominated
2015Outstanding Television MovieHello LadiesNominated
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or MovieNominated
2006Writers Guild of America AwardsBest New SeriesThe OfficeNominated
2006Best Comedy SeriesNominated
2007Won
2008Nominated
2009Nominated
2010Nominated
2011Nominated
2018Master of NoneNominated
2019SXSW Film FestivalAudience AwardGood BoysNominated

References

  1. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (20 July 2018). "Universal R-Rated Kids Comedy 'Good Boys' From Seth Rogen's Point Grey Adds Four". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Earp, Catherine (3 August 2018). "Seth Rogen apologises for use of blackface on his new film Good Boys". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ↑ McNary, Dave (20 March 2018). "Jacob Tremblay to Star in Comedy 'Good Boys' for Universal". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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