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Michael Arndt

Michael Arndt

Known For Writing
Birthday Nov 11, 1965 (59)
Birthplace McLean, Virginia, USA
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Updated Aug 11, 2025
Entry Date Aug 11, 2025
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Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter who has written for the films Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Arndt won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy S ... tory 3. This made Arndt the first screenwriter nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay for his first two screenplays. He has also been credited under the pseudonyms Michael deBruyn and Rick Kerb, mainly used for script revisions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Arndt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2

2018

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Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

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A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

2015

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Oblivion

Oblivion

2013

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Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

2010

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Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

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