Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for making comedies set in New York City and his works are inspired by writer-directors such as Woody Allen and Whit Stillman. His frequent collaborators include Wes Anderson, Adam Driver, and his wife, Greta Gerwig.

Baumbach first gained attention for his early films ''Kicking and Screaming'' (1995), and ''Mr. Jealousy'' (1997). His breakthrough film ''The Squid and the Whale'' (2005) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He began his long time collaboration with Gerwig with ''Greenberg'' (2010), and continued with ''Frances Ha'' (2013), ''Mistress America'' (2015), ''White Noise'' (2022) and ''Barbie'' (2023).

His other films include ''Margot at the Wedding'' (2007), ''While We're Young'' (2014), and ''The Meyerowitz Stories'' (2017). His film ''Marriage Story'' (2019) earned an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination and Baumbach's second Best Original Screenplay nomination. For the film ''Barbie'' (2023), which he co-wrote with his wife Greta Gerwig, he received his third screenplay nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 96th Academy Awards. He is also known for co-writing with Wes Anderson on ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004) and ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009). Provided by Wikipedia