Matt Manfredi

Matt Manfredi is an American screenwriter.

Matt Manfredi
Alma mater	Brown University American Film Institute
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Casey Greenfield (divorced)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Nancy and George Manfredi

Early life and education

Manfredi is from Palos Verdes, California,^[1] the son of Nancy and George Manfredi.^[2] His mother is a human resource manager for the Torrance, California city government and his father was a private lawyer in Los Angeles. He graduated from Brown University and also has a master's degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.^[2] While in college he joined an improv comedy group where he met his future writing partner Phil Hay. He is of Italian descent.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes
		Writer	Director	Producer
2001	Crazy/Beautiful	Yes	No	No
2002	Bug	Yes	Yes	No	Co-directed
2002	The Tuxedo	Yes	No	No	Co-wrote story
2005	Æon Flux	Yes	No	No	Co-wrote screenplay
2008	The Dungeon Masters	No	No	Executive
2010	Clash of the Titans	Yes	No	No
2013	R.I.P.D.	Yes	No	No	Co-wrote story and screenplay
2014	Ride Along	Yes	No	No
2015	The Invitation	Yes	No	Yes
2016	Ride Along 2	Yes	No	No
2018	Destroyer	Yes	No	Yes
2021	The Mysterious Benedict Society	Yes	No	Executive	Co-created, co-wrote 2 episodes

All of his film screenwriting work has been with writing partner Phil Hay. Their technique for joint screenwriting is to each write separate scenes and then trade them to each other for further rewrites.^[4]

Personal life

As a widower in 2004, he married his second wife Casey Greenfield, daughter of news correspondent and author Jeff Greenfield.^[2] They divorced less than a year later.^[5] He has since remarried and has one daughter and one son.^[1]

References

1. My PDF Scripts: "CUT TO: Matt Manfredi (Screenwriter)" Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 9, 2012
2. New York Times: "Casey Greenfield, Matt Manfredi" November 21, 2004
3. Myers, Scott. "Interview (Part 1): Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay ("The Invitation")". Go Into the Story.
4. Bloomenthal, Andrew (August 3, 2013). "Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay on R.I.P.D."
5. New York Daily News: "CNN legal eagle Jeffrey Toobin in baby mama drama - with daughter of CBS News' Jeff Greenfield" BY GEORGE RUSH February 18, 2010

Further reading

• Stephens, Chuck (Summer 2001). "Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay's Bug". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

External links

• Matt Manfredi at IMDb