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Date of Birth
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1976
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Place of Birth
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Miami
(Florida, United States of America, Area codes 305 and 786, Area code 305, Area code 786, Miami-Dade County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film Producer
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Derek Connolly is the writer of the 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed, for which he won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and the Independent Spirit Award. As of 2012 he was reported to be working on a remake of the film Flight of the Navigator as well as writing an upcoming Pixar film with Teddy Newton. Connolly was listed on Variety's Ten Screenwriters to Watch in 2012. He is currently re-writing the script for the upcoming Jurassic World with director Colin Trevorrow.
Connolly attended Palmetto High School in Miami and NYU Film School.
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