Greg DePaul [email protected] / 15 Oak Ridge, Springfield, NJ 07081 (310) 430-9638 / gregdepaul.com
Education
2010 Juris Doctor. Rutgers Law School. President, Entertainment Law Society, 2009.
1995 Master of Fine Arts. Playwriting. The Catholic University of America.
1988 Bachelor of Arts. History, focus on Islam. New York University.
Teaching Experience
2014-present New York University, School of Professional Studies. I have taught:
Writing the Half-Hour TV Comedy (classroom) summer 2017 Writing the Film Comedy (classroom) fall 2015 Writing the Film Comedy (classroom) fall 2014
2014-present The New School for Public Engagement. I have taught:
Sitcom Writing (online) summer 2017 Sitcom Writing (classroom) spring 2017 Sitcom Writing (online) summer 2016 Sitcom Writing (classroom) spring 2016 Sitcom Writing (online) summer 2015 Sitcom Writing (classroom) spring 2015 Sitcom Writing (online) summer 2014 Sitcom Writing (classroom) spring 2014
Book
2016 BRING THE FUNNY: THE ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR THE COMEDY SCREENWRITER Published by Focal Press. Intended for millennials, the book only uses examples from movies produced after 2000.
Screenplays Produced
2009 BRIDE WARS Wrote original story and screenplay for feature film starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, produced by New Regency. Grossed $115 million. In 2015 the film was remade in China with a Chinese cast based on my original story and screenplay.
2003 NATIONAL SECURITY Re-wrote feature film starring Martin Lawrence, produced by Sony Pictures. Worked with Martin Lawrence and director during post-production.
2001 SAVING SILVERMAN Co-wrote original screenplay for produced, feature film starring Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Amanda Peet. Produced by Sony Pictures and Village Roadshow Productions. Worked with actors and director on set and during post-production.
2001 CATS & DOGS Contributed writing to film produced by Village Roadshow.
2001 KILLER BUD Co-wrote screenplay for independent, produced feature film ($3 million budget). Distributed worldwide.
1998 JERRY MASHUGANA Co-wrote short film starring Matt Damon, Geoffrey Rush, and Demi Moore. Worked on set with actors. Produced by Creative Artists Agency.
Screenplays Sold (Unproduced)
2002 THE CRUSHERS Co-wrote TV pilot for Fox Studios. Producer: John Davis.
2002 MAY THE BEST MAN WIN Sold original feature film project to MGM. Co-wrote screenplay.
2000 PARK IT HERE Hired by Walt Disney Studios to co-write screenplay based on existing property.
1999 GIGANTIC Hired by New Line Cinema to re-write feature screenplay in development.
1998 WRECKED Sold original feature film project to New Line Cinema. Co-wrote screenplay.
1998 ROADKILL Hired by Klasky-Csupo Productions to write story lines for animated TV series.
Short Films Directed
2004 THE OYSTER RETURNS Co-written and co-directed with Hank Nelken.
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2002 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD Short film written, directed by Greg DePaul.
Stage Plays Produced
2016 LUCUS & MOLLY Short play produced by The Collective, a production company co-founded by Amy Schumer. Director: Richard Masur.
2016 DEATH BY BUNGA BUNGA Directed staged reading of my full-length play, featuring actor Mike Houston (Orange is the New Black).
2015 MORNING BECOMES NEITHER Play produced by The Collective. Director: Emmy-winner Kevin Kane.
2013 JOE & BECCA Play produced by The Collective. Director: Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn.
2011 LUCUS & MOLLY Short play produced by The Collective. Director: Kevin Kane.
1998 MOTHERLOVE Wrote, directed, and produced my play at The Flight Theater, Los Angeles. Show was called “wickedly inventive” by Backstage West, and a “delightful fiasco” by LA Weekly.
Sketch Comedy
2016 BLAME STEVE Comic sketch about the presidential election produced by The Collective.
2016, 2009 SECRET SANTA Comic sketch produced by The Collective in 2009 and 2016.
1999-2000 A COUPLA WHITE HOUSE CHICKS SITTIN’ AROUND TALKIN’ Wrote comic sketches for two-woman, cabaret act in Los Angeles.
Stage Plays Published
2016 THE COLLECTIVE 10 ANTHOLOGY IV Lucus & Molly published by The Collective.
2015 THE COLLECTIVE 10 ANTHOLOGY III Morning Becomes Neither published by The Collective.
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2013 THE COLLECTIVE 10 ANTHOLOGY Joe & Becca published by The Collective.
Presentations Given (Industry & Academic)
2017 Cal State Northridge Panelist at University Film & Video Association Conference. Subject: Crossing the Line: A look at the gumption and grit it takes to succeed in the worlds of film & TV.
2017 Boston University Gave presentation on TV drama. Subject: This Is Us
2016 Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference, Austin Texas Served as panelist on three panels: The Art, Craft and Business of Film, Writing Across Mediums, The Fine Print: Contracts & Options
2015 American University Panelist at University Film & Video Association Conference Subject: Show Business is a Business; We need to make sure students understand that.
2014 Montana State University Panelist at University Film & Video Conference Panelist: Creating Characters for Sitcoms.
2011 Unicorn Writers’ Conference Led screenwriting workshop.
2011 Vanderbilt University Guest lecturer in Professor Will Akers’ screenwriting class.
2011 Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference Panelist: Screenwriters’ Roundtable.
2010 Unicorn Writers’ Conference Led screenwriting workshop.
2010 New York Screenwriters Forum Guest speaker: On Screenwriting.
2006 University of California, Los Angeles, Extension Led two-day workshop: Pitch Like the Pros.
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2005 American Film Institute, L.A. Guest lecturer, screenwriting.
2004 Walt Disney Studios & ABC Entertainment Writing Fellowship Guest speaker: Screenwriting.
Professional Development
2015 University Film & Video Association conference, American University Attended seminars related to teaching filmmaking.
2014 University Film & Video Association conference, Montana State University Attended seminars related to teaching filmmaking.
2013 Southampton Writers Conference Contributed to summer writing workshop led by Tony-nominated playwright Jon Robin Baitz.
2011 Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference Attended panels and seminars.
2010 Unicorn Writers’ Conference Attended seminars concerning prose writing and agency representation for novelists.
2009 Unicorn Writers’ Conference Attended seminars on story creation and the state of the publishing industry.
Writing Groups & Workshops
2013-present Stillwater Writers Group (stillwaterwriters.com) Founded ongoing workshop for screenwriters and playwrights in New York City.
2008-present The Collective-NY Contributing to weekly workshops with writers and actors.
2011-2012 Harvardwood (an association of Harvard graduates in the entertainment industry) Created and led weekly workshop in screenwriting.
2002-2006 The Clark Street Players. L.A. Founded and managed weekly workshop for working screenwriters, directors and actors. Directed and produced short films.
1997-2002 The Writers and Actors Lab, L.A. Co-managed weekly workshop for screenwriters, directors and actors.
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Additional Publications
2009 ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK BAR ASSOCIATION Article, My Bride Wars, gave instructive analysis of my successful arbitration for screenwriting credit on Bride Wars.
2006 WRITTEN BY The magazine of the Writers Guild of America. Wrote articles about screenwriting.
1994-1995 THE WASHINGTON POST Wrote articles for the Style section.
Entertainment Law
2010-present Providing legal counsel to filmmakers and artists in New York City. Notable clients include Brian Oakes and Joe Tiboni, both of whose films debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
2012 Hired as expert in screenwriting and copyright by attorneys in litigation related to the movie The Expendables, starring Sylvester Stallone.
2009 Created and hosted event at Rutgers Law School entitled The Sopranos on Trial, in which attorneys discussed litigation surrounding The Sopranos.
Community Service
2011 New York Foundation for the Arts. Provided pro bono legal counsel to artists and entertainers at day-long legal clinic in Brooklyn, NY.
2011-2017 Coaching basketball, baseball, softball and soccer for elementary school-aged girls and boys in Springfield, New Jersey.
2008-2010 Worked as clinician in Rutgers Law School Community Law Clinic.
2010 Received Eric R. Neiser Public Interest Award for pro bono legal work.
2003 Helped lead workshop for residents of the Aviva Center in Los Angeles. Aviva is a non-profit foundation serving children and families in crisis.
Awards, Grants
1993 Received U.S.A.I.D. grant to teach drama at Adam Misciewicz University in Poznan, Poland.
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1993 Received Hartke Award for Excellence in Drama for founding student cabaret at Catholic University.
1992 Received Hartke Award for Excellence in Drama for acting in the play Don Juan Comes Home from the War at Catholic University.
1992-1995 Received Cafritz Foundation grant for studies in drama.
Affiliations
Writers Guild of America, member The Collective-NY, company member Dramatists Guild, member Stillwater Writers Group, founder/member ACT-UAW (Academics Come Together), member
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