Description: (Screenwriter)
Michael Arndt is a successful American screenwriter renowned for his work on celebrated films like Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3, making him the first writer to achieve this dual nomination for his first two screenplays. Arndt has also made contributions to scripts under the pseudonyms Michael deBruyn and Rick Kerb for different revisions throughout his career.