Thomas R. Perrotta (born August 13, 1961) is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels Election (1998) and Little Children (2004), both of which were made into critically acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated films. Perrotta co-wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film version of Little Children with Todd Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also known for his novel The Leftovers (2011), which has been adapted into a TV series on HBO.
[on the stand-alone episode of 'The Leftovers', revolving around Reverend Matt Jamison] I think we'll get a variety of reactions. But it's another way of signaling the viewers , like 'This isn't going to be a familiar experience. This show is going to be a little bit hard to get your arms around, but if you're patient it will yield up some interesting rewards'.
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Fact
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Early in his career, he ghostwrote "The Thrill Club", an R.L. Stine book from the "Fear Street" series.
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1972: Campaigned for George McGovern in Pop Warner football uniform.
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Co-adapted his critically acclaimed novel "Little Children" with Todd Field.
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A resident of the Boston area, Tom is a major supporter of up-and-coming writers. He is adored in the New England writing community.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Leftovers
TV Series created by - 28 episodes, 2014 - 2017 based on the book by - 20 episodes, 2014 - 2015 written by - 5 episodes, 2014 - 2015 written for television by - 1 episode, 2014
Little Children
2006
based on the novel by / screenplay
Bad Haircut
2001
TV Movie novel
Election
1999
novel
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Leftovers
2014-2015
TV Series executive producer - 20 episodes
Bad Haircut
2001
TV Movie executive producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Little Children
2006
Small Man
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Do It Again
2010
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Best of Five
2015
TV Series
Himself
From Nothing, Something: A Documentary on the Creative Process
2012
Documentary
Himself
The Hour
2012
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
SFFCC Award
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Adapted Screenplay
Little Children (2006)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
USC Scripter Award
USC Scripter Award
Television
The Leftovers (2014)
2015
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Adapted Long Form
The Leftovers (2014)
2007
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Little Children (2006)
2007
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Little Children (2006)
2007
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Writer
Little Children (2006)
2007
Chlotrudis Award
Chlotrudis Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Little Children (2006)
2007
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Adapted Screenplay
Little Children (2006)
2007
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
$950,000
