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| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
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'''Stephen Chbosky''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|ʃ|b|ɔː|s|k|i}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronounce.cgi?aid=3751|title=Stephen Chbosky Audio Name Pronunciation|work=TeachingBooks.net|accessdate=2012-09-11}}</ref> born January 25, 1970) is an [[United States|American]]  [[author|novelist]], [[screenwriter]], and [[film director]] best known for writing the [[Bildungsroman|coming of age novel]] ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' (1999), as well as for screenwriting and directing the [[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|film version]] of the same book, starring [[Logan Lerman]], [[Emma Watson]], and [[Ezra Miller]]. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'', and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series ''[[Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]'', which began airing in 2006.

==Early life==

Chbosky was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], and raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of [[Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=pabook1/> He is the son of Lea (née Meyer), a tax preparer, and Fred G. Chbosky, a steel company executive and consultant to [[Chief financial officer|CFO]]s.<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=B_X_xrmOlIAC&q=Lea+Meyer+Chbosky&dq=Lea+Meyer+Chbosky&source=bl&ots=mXAsSXil4i&sig=Sdh2DlNNpg3p6CfWa86ESHSuQmk&hl=en]</ref><ref name=pabook1>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Elizabeth|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Chbosky, Stephen|publisher=Google Books|year=2007|url=http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Chbosky__Stephen.html|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref><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> Chbosky has a sister, Stacy.<ref>[http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/the-perks-of-a-pittsburgher-back-home-stephen-chbosky-directs-a-film-version-of-his-novel-300127/?print=1]</ref> He was raised Catholic.<ref>http://vancie917.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/page3.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.scriptmag.com/features/writer-profiles/screenwriter-noveliststephen-chbosky-rebel-with-a-cause-2</ref> As a teenager, Chbosky "enjoyed a good blend of the classics, horror, and fantasy."<ref name= "bei">Beisch, Ann.  [http://www.layouth.com/interview-with-stephen-chbosky-author-of-the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/ "Interview with Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower"], [[LA Youth]], November–December 2001.  Retrieved on 2007-07-10.</ref> He was heavily influenced by [[J. D. Salinger]]'s novel ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]'' and the writing of [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] and [[Tennessee Williams]].<ref name= "bei"/> Chbosky graduated from [[Upper St. Clair High School]] in 1988, around which time he met [[Stewart Stern]], screenwriter of the 1955 [[James Dean]] film ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''.  Stern became Chbosky's "good friend and mentor", and proved a major influence on Chbosky's career.<ref name= "ign">Stax.  [http://movies.ign.com/articles/673/673041p1.html "10 Questions: Stephen Chbosky"], [[IGN]] Film Force, 2005-12-01.  Retrieved on 2008-01-04.</ref>

==Career==
In 1992, Chbosky graduated from the [[University of Southern California]]'s screenwriting program.<ref name= "post">Owen, Rob.  [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06253/719941-237.stm "Upper St. Clair graduate writes for CBS's 'Jericho'"], [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]], 2006-09-10.  Retrieved on 2007-01-04.</ref>  He wrote, directed, and acted in the 1995 independent film ''[[The Four Corners of Nowhere]]'', which got Chbosky his first agent, was accepted by the [[Sundance Film Festival]], and became one of the first films shown on the [[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]].<ref name= "trib"/>  In the late 1990s, Chbosky wrote several unproduced screenplays, including ones titled ''Audrey Hepburn's Neck'' and ''Schoolhouse Rock''.<ref name= "bing">Bing, Jonathan.  [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117787257.html?categoryid=1007&cs=1&query=chbosky "'Perks' guy in pics; Nerve racking up deals"], [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]], 2000-10-04.  Retrieved on 2008-01-04.</ref>

In 1994, Chbosky was working on a "very different type of book" than ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' when he wrote the line, "I guess that's just one of the perks of being a wallflower."<ref name= "bei"/>  Chbosky recalled that he "wrote that line.  And stopped.  And realized that somewhere in that [sentence] was the kid I was really trying to find."<ref name= "bei"/>  After several years of gestation, Chbosky began researching and writing ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower'', an [[epistolary novel]] that follows the intellectual and emotional maturation of a teenager who uses the alias  Charlie over the course of his freshman year of high school.  The book is semi-[[autobiography|autobiographical]]; Chbosky has said that he "relate[s] to Charlie[...] But my life in high school was in many ways different."<ref name= "bei"/>

The book, Chbosky's first novel, was published by [[MTV|MTV Books]] in 1999, and was an immediate popular success with teenage readers; by 2000, the novel was MTV Books' best-selling title,<ref name= "bing"/> and ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted in 2007 that it had sold more than 700,000 copies and "is 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]] and [[Recreational drug use|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 and 2008 lists of the 10 most frequently challenged books.<ref name= "island"/><ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/2008/index.cfm]</ref>

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://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 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20000926003509/http://home.earthlink.net/~mchabon/current.html | archivedate = 2000-09-26}}</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"/>

In the mid-2000s, Chbosky decided, on the advice of his agent, to begin looking for work in television in addition to film.<ref name= "post"/>  Finding he "enjoyed the people [he met who were working] in television",<ref name= "post"/> Chbosky agreed to serve as co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the [[CBS]] [[serial drama|serial television drama]] ''[[Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]'', which premiered in September 2006.  The series revolves around the inhabitants of the fictional small town of [[Jericho, Kansas (fictional town)|Jericho, Kansas]] in the aftermath of several nuclear attacks.  Chbosky has said the relationship between Jake Green, the main character, and his mother, reflected "me and my mother in a lot of ways".<ref name= "post"/>  The first season of ''Jericho'' received lackluster [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]], and CBS canceled the show in May 2007.<ref>Fitzgerald, Toni.  [http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=499&num=11271 "Flop sweat: 'Jericho' dips to new low"], [[Media Life Magazine]], 2007-04-05.  Retrieved on 2008-01-04.</ref><ref>Adalian, Josef.  [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964967.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 "CBS cancels 'Jericho,' two others"], [[Variety (magazine)|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 premiered on February 12, 2008, before being canceled once more in March 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 wrote the screenplay and directed the film ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'', based on his novel. Production took place in mid-2011, and the film was released in fall 2012. It starred [[Logan Lerman]], [[Ezra Miller]], and [[Emma Watson]]. Chbosky was nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for the 2013 [[Writers Guild of America Award|Writers Guild Awards]].<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wga-awards-nominations-408430</ref>

Chbosky currently resides in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].

==References==
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==External links==
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