Christopher Wilkinson
Introduction '''Christopher Wilkinson''' (born March 29, 1950) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''Nixon'' (1995). He also wrote the screenplays for ''Ali'' (2001) and ''Copying Beethoven'' (2006), the latter of which he also produced. Most of his scripts are historically based and co-written with Stephen J. Rivele.
Early life and education Wilkinson was born in New York City and raised in Philadelphia. He began his career as a musician before attending film school at Temple University.
Career Wilkinson has written several biopics with frequent writing partner Stephen J. Rivele, starting with ''Nixon'' (1995) and including ''Ali'' (2001) and ''Copying Beethoven'' (2006). He was a writer and executive producer on ''Pawn Sacrifice'' (2014) and ''Miles Ahead'' (2015), and wrote and directed the PBS film ''Virtuosity'' (2014).Wilkinson worked on the screenplays for ''Mercury'', a biopic about Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, the long-planned ''All Eyez on Me'', about rapper Tupac Shakur, and ''Birth of the Dragon'', inspired by the real-life no-rules fight between Bruce Lee and Chinese kung fu master Wong Jack Man.
Personal life Wilkinson lives in Los Angeles, California, with his son. He was formerly married to cartoonist Cathy Guisewite (creator of the comic strip ''Cathy'').
Filmography * ''Echoes'' (1980) - writer/director/producer* ''Engine 2, Ladder 3'' (1982) - writer/director/producer* ''The River'' (1984) - second unit director* ''Nuts'' (1987) - writer (uncredited)* ''Penrod'' (1990) - writer/director/producer* ''Nobody's Home'' (1990) - writer/director/producer* ''For the Boys'' (1991) - second unit director/associate producer* ''Intersection'' (1994) - second unit director/post-production supervisor* ''Nixon'' (1995) - writer* ''Ali'' (2001) - writer* ''Copying Beethoven'' (2006) - writer/producer* ''Virtuosity'' (2014) - writer/director/producer* ''Pawn Sacrifice'' (2014) - writer/executive producer* ''Miles Ahead'' (2015) - writer/executive producer* ''Birth of the Dragon'' (2016) - writer/producer* ''All Eyez on Me'' (2017) - writer* ''Gemini Man'' (2019) - co-writer
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