Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski

SCOTT ALEXANDER and LARRY KARASZEWSKI (Writers, Producers) met as freshman roommates at USC’s School of Cinema. On a whim, they wrote a screenplay during their senior year, which sold a week after graduation.

They are best known for writing very unusual biopics with larger-than-life characters. They first worked with Tim Burton on the highly–acclaimed “ED WOOD,” for which they were nominated for Best Screenplay by the Writers Guild. They followed this with “THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT,” for which they won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay, as well as a special Writers Guild award for civil rights and liberties. They also wrote the extremely postmodern “MAN ON THE MOON,” the life story of Andy Kaufman. All these bio scripts have been published in book form. The “BIG EYES” script is being published by Vintage Books.
Otherwise, Alexander and Karaszewski are quite eclectic. They wrote the hit Stephen King adaptation “1408.” They produced the Bob Crane biopic “AUTO FOCUS,” and they wrote and directed the comedy “SCREWED.” They have also written numerous family films, including “PROBLEM CHILD,” “PROBLEM CHILD 2,” “AGENT CODY BANKS,” and next summer’s “GOOSEBUMPS.” They have written the upcoming 10-hour miniseries “AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON,” which begins shooting next year for FX. Currently, they are writing a biopic of tech maverick John McAfee.

Alexander, a native of Los Angeles, started his Hollywood career toiling on low-budget horror films as a music editor. As a director, his work has appeared on MTV and Nickelodeon. He also wrote for HBO’s “Tales From the Crypt” and the television series “Monsters,” which he directed. He is married with three children.

Karaszewski, born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, worked as a film critic for an NBC affiliate’s nightly news program, as well as writing and directing “Beyond Our Control,” a weekly half-hour satirical television show. The Midwest-based series won the Grand Prix Award for television at the Chicago International Film Festival. Larry's humorous commentaries on cult films can be seen at TrailersFromHell.com.