Dana Fox | |
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| Born | (1976-09-18)September 18, 1976 (age 48) Brighton, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Southern California (MFA) |
| Notable works | What Happens in Vegas (2008) Wicked (2024) |
| Spouse | |
Dana Fox (born September 18, 1976) is an Americanscreenwriter. She is best known as the writer of the filmsThe Wedding Date (2005),What Happens in Vegas (2008) andWicked (2024, co-written withWinnie Holzman), and the television comedy seriesBen and Kate (2012–13).
Fox graduated fromStanford University in 1998 with a degree in English and art history,[1] and went on to attend theUniversity of Southern California (USC), where she took part in theUSC School of Cinematic Arts' Peter Stark Producing Program and graduated in 2000.[2] She had originally intended to become afilm producer, but when assigned a homework task at USC to write a 30-page screenplay, she found that she enjoyed writing more and decided to become a screenwriter instead.[1] She became an assistant to writersAlfred Gough andMiles Millar while they were creating theSuperman television seriesSmallville, and later worked for writer-directorJohn August.[3]
While represented by Gough and Millar's agent, established screenwriterJessica Bendinger sought after an unpublished writer who would work inexpensively on a screenplay. Fox had not yet written a sample screenplay, but Bendinger was so impressed with her ideas for the story that Fox was hired to write the script. The produced film wasThe Wedding Date, which ultimately was panned by critics but a financial success.[1] AfterThe Wedding Date's release, she was attached to three separate writing projects.[1] Her next produced screenplay wasWhat Happens in Vegas, which was bought by20th Century Fox in a high six-figure deal for the script's first draft, and which starsCameron Diaz andAshton Kutcher.[3] AfterWhat Happens in Vegas was bought, Fox performed rewrites on27 Dresses (2008) andKnight and Day (2010), and was named one ofVariety magazine's "10 Screenwriters to Watch" of 2007.[3]
In 2012, Fox developed a half hour comedy forFOX based loosely on her older brother. The show,Ben and Kate, premiered on September 25, 2012.
Fox is good friends with fellow writersDiablo Cody (Juno),Lorene Scafaria (Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist), andLiz Meriwether (No Strings Attached) with whom she collaborates in a writing group they call the "Fempire".[4] In 2012, Fox and the "Fempire" received theAthena Film Festival Award for Creativity and Sisterhood.[5]
Fox was born inBrighton, New York, and lives inLos Angeles,California. Fox married Quinn Emmett on October 23, 2010 atHistoric Jamestowne inWilliamsburg, Virginia.
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer |
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| 2005 | The Wedding Date | Yes | No |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Yes | No |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Hot Pursuit | No | Yes |
| 2016 | How to Be Single | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Yes | No |
| 2021 | Cruella | Yes | No |
| 2022 | The Lost City | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Wicked | Yes | Executive |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good | Yes | Executive |
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| Year | Title | Writer | Creator | Executive Producer | Notes |
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| 2010 | Children's Hospital | Yes | No | No | Episode "Show Me on Montana" |
| 2012–13 | Ben and Kate | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020–21 | Home Before Dark | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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