Chris McKenna (writer)
Chris McKenna | |
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_(cropped).jpg) McKenna on a Community panel at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2014. | |
| Born | December 3, 1969 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, film producer, screenwriter, television producer |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Chris McKenna is an American television writer, film producer, screenwriter, and television producer. He has written for American Dad!, Community,[1] and The Mindy Project, and part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man trilogy (2017–2021).
Early life
[edit]McKenna attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California.
Career
[edit]McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film The Girl Next Door, having developed the screenplay with director Luke Greenfield. He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process.[2]
McKenna wrote some of Community's most critically acclaimed episodes, including "Paradigms of Human Memory", "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and the Emmy- and Hugo-nominated "Remedial Chaos Theory". He also co-wrote (along with his brother Matt McKenna) one of the most acclaimed episodes of American Dad!, "Rapture's Delight".[3]
During his time as a writer for American Dad, he met Erik Sommers, who would later become his writing partner. Together they have since written for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), co-writing Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and its sequels, Far From Home (2019) and No Way Home (2021), along with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).[4][5]
Having worked with the Russo brothers on the sitcom Community, McKenna contributed to the script of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) by writing jokes for the film.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Writer
- Igor (2008)
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Ghosted (2023)
Assistant
- The Thing Called Love (1993)
- Little Miss Millions (1993) (Production assistant)
- Greedy (1994)
- Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Executive producer
- Registered Sex Offender (2008)
Producer
- Lousy Carter (2023)
Special thanks
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2005–2011 | American Dad! | Yes | Yes | Also staff writer, story editor, executive story editor and supervising producer |
| 2010–2015 | Community | Yes | Executive | Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing ("Remedial Chaos Theory") Nominated–Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form Nominated–Online Film & Television Association Television Award for Best Writing |
| 2012–2014 | The Mindy Project | Yes | Co-executive | Nominated–Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series |
References
[edit]- ^ Dropped Last Year, ‘Community’ Creator Returns Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine June 10, 2013 NYT
- ^ "What Really Goes Into Making A Cult Favorite". HuffPost. April 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ McFarland, Kevin. ""O, Brother, Where Bart Thou?"/"A Cleveland Brown Christmas"/"Business Guy"/"Rapture's Delight"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ Jim (July 8, 2019). "Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers Talk "Spider-Man: Far From Home"". Creative Screenwriting. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Schaefer, Sandy (April 17, 2019). "Spider-Man: Far From Home Release Date Moves Up 3 Days". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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