Biography
Eric Roth (born 22 March 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider (1999), the Steven Spielberg film Munich (2005), David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) , all of which were nominated for Oscars.
Roth was born in New York City, New York, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer. He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from UCLA Film School as well as a degree from University of California,
Filmography
all 39
Movies 33
Writer 20
Screenplay 12
TV Shows 6
Producer 4
self 2
Screenplay
![Here](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/734734-here.jpg)
Here (2024)
Movie
Screenplay
![Dune](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50746-dune.jpg)
Dune (2021)
Movie
7.8
Producer
![Mank](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/285723-mank.jpg)
Mank (2020)
Movie
6
Screenplay
![A Star Is Born](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10957-a-star-is-born.jpg)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Movie
6.64
Executive Producer
![The Alienist](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17436-the-alienist.jpg)
The Alienist (2018)
TV
7
Writer
![Ellis](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8140-ellis.jpg)
Ellis (2015)
Movie
Executive Producer
![House of Cards](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6079-house-of-cards.jpg)
House of Cards (2013)
TV
6.01
Screenplay / Story
![The Curious Case of Benjamin Button](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7034-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.jpg)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Movie
8.53
Writer
![Lucky You](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19139-lucky-you.jpg)
Lucky You (2007)
Movie
Screenplay
![Munich](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9178-munich.jpg)
Munich (2005)
Movie
6.03
Writer
![Ali](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11952-ali.jpg)
Ali (2001)
Movie
6
Screenplay
![The Insider](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7223-the-insider.jpg)
The Insider (1999)
Movie
2
Sales Guy
![Will & Grace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55073-will-grace.jpg)
Will & Grace (1998)
TV
6.33
Screenplay
![The Horse Whisperer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11141-the-horse-whisperer.jpg)
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Movie
7
Writer
![The Postman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13222-the-postman.jpg)
The Postman (1997)
Movie
6
Screenplay
![Forrest Gump](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5510-forrest-gump.jpg)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Movie
8.37
Writer
![Jane's House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/306762-jane-s-house.jpg)
Jane's House (1994)
Movie
Writer
![Mr. Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47454-mr-jones.jpg)
Mr. Jones (1993)
Movie
Writer
![The Heights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/573548-the-heights.jpg)
The Heights (1992)
TV
Screenplay
![Suspect](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28082-suspect.jpg)
Suspect (1987)
Movie
6
Writer
![Wolfen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11001-wolfen.jpg)
Wolfen (1981)
Movie
3.5
Screenplay
![The Onion Field](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37284-the-onion-field.jpg)
The Onion Field (1979)
Movie
Executive Producer
![Before](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Before
TV
Writer
![London](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/457437-london.jpg)
London
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.51
Based on 6.43 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1970
1992
2001
1998
2023
Gallery
![Eric Roth](https://images.moviefit.me/p/o/173383-eric-roth.jpg)
![Eric Roth](https://images.moviefit.me/p/o/173383-eric-roth.jpg)
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1945-03-22 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMalibu, United States of America
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
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