▁Gaz ▁Met an ▁Media ș ▁players ▁Category : L iga ▁II ▁players ▁Category : CS ▁Lu ce af ăr ul ▁O rade a ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁David ▁Log an ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁play w right , ▁screen writer , ▁film ▁producer , ▁and ▁television ▁producer . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁three - time ▁Academy ▁Award ▁nom ine e ; ▁twice ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play ▁for ▁Glad i ator ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁The ▁A vi ator ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁once ▁for ▁Best ▁Ada pt ed ▁Screen play ▁for ▁Hugo ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Log an ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁His ▁parents ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁via ▁Canada . ▁The ▁young est ▁of ▁three ▁children , ▁he ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁sister . ▁Log an ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁Mill burn , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Mill burn ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁attend ▁North western ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Log an ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁play w right ▁in ▁Chicago ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁before ▁turning ▁to ▁screen writing . ▁His ▁first ▁play , ▁Never ▁the ▁S inner , ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁inf am