Charlie Kaufman

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Also Known As	Charles Stewart Kaufman
Born	November 19, 1958 (age 66) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2005)
Notable Works	“Adaptation” • “Anomalisa” • “Being John Malkovich” • “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” • “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” • “Get a Life” • “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” • “Synecdoche, New York”

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