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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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| debut_works = '''Debut novel:''' ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' (1999)
| influences = [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[J. D. Salinger]], [[Stewart Stern]], [[Tennessee Williams]]
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'''Stephen Chbosky''' (born [[January 25]], [[1970]]) is an [[United States|American]]  [[author|novelist]], [[screenwriter]], and [[film director]] best known for the coming-of-age novel ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' (1999).  He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'', and is co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series ''[[Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]'', which began airing in 2006.

==Biography==
Stephen Chbosky was raised in [[Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair]], [[Pennsylvania]], the son of Fred and Lea Chbosky.<ref name= "trib">Blank, Ed.  [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_396885.html "Movie musical brings dream to life for screenwriter"], [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]], 2005-11-22.  Retrieved on [[2008]]-[[01-04]].</ref>  As a teenager, Chbosky "enjoyed a good blend of the classics, horror and fantasy", and was (contracted; show full){{DEFAULTSORT:Chbosky, Stephen}}
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:American writers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Writers from Pittsburgh]]
[[Category:University of Southern California alumni]]

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