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'''''{{Infobox Writer
| name = Stephen Chbosky
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|1|25}}
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| occupation = [[author|Novelist]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director]]
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(contracted; show full) passed from adolescent to adolescent like a hot potato".<ref name= "island">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E0DC153EF93BA35754C0A9619C8B63 "THE ISLAND; Reluctant Readers? Try Resistant Parents"], [[The New York Times]], 2007-07-08.  Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[01-04]].</ref>  ''Wallflower'' also stirred up controversy due to Chbosky's portrayal of [[youth sexuality|teen sexuality]], [[masturbation]], and [[drug use]].<ref>
[http://www.wordriot.org/template.php?ID=552 Word Riot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  The book has been banned in several schools and appeared on the [[American Library Association]]'s 2006 list of the 10 most frequently challenged books.<ref name= "island"/>

In 2000, Chbosky edited ''Pieces'', an anthology of short stories.  The same year, he worked with director [[Jon Sherman]] on a film adaptation of [[Michael Chabon]]'s novel ''[[The Mysteries of Pittsburgh]]'',<ref name= "trib"/> though the project fell apart by August 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20000926003509/home.earthlink.net/~mchabon/current.html |date = 2000-08-14 | title = In the Works | publisher = Michael Chabon's Web Site: Rattling Around | accessdate = 2007-02-04}}</ref>  Chbosky wrote the screenplay for the [[Rent (film)|2005 film adaptation]] of the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[rock opera|rock musical]] ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'', which received mixed reviews.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rent/ Rent - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  In late 2005, Chbosky said that he was writing a film adaptation of ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower''.<ref name= "trib"/>

(contracted; show full)azine)|Variety]], 2007-05-15.  Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[01-04]].</ref>  A [[grassroots]] campaign to revive the series convinced CBS to renew the series for a second season, which will premiere on [[February 12]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=13329 | title=A Message From CBS Entertainment | publisher=CBS | author=Nina Tassler | date=[[2007-06-06]] | accessdate=2007-06-06}}</ref><ref>
[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20071203cbs03 Breaking News - Game Shows, Popular Reality Series, News Magazines, The Season Premieres Of Two Returning Scripted Programs, And The Debut Of A New Comedy Join Cbs'S Primetime Schedule In January And February | Thefutoncritic.Com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Chbosky lives in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and is an active [[LGBT social movements|gay rights]] supporter.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|0154716}}  

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