David H. Steinberg

David H. Steinberg grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, entered Yale at age 16, and earned his law degree from Duke University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. After four years of entertainment law in Atlanta and New York, he abandoned his legal career to attend U.S.C.’s Peter Stark Producing Program.

Steinberg broke out as a writer in 1999 with his teen comedy SLACKERS that ignited a bidding war for the script. The movie starred Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, and model Jaime King and became an instant cult classic.

Steinberg was immediately hired by Universal Studios to pen the sequel to the smash hit AMERICAN PIE, and as a result, that movie had the highest gross of all the films.

In another high profile script sale, AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL was made into Steinberg’s third teen comedy, starring Amy Smart, Tom Arnold, and Horatio Sanz. Steinberg served as co-producer on that film, released in 2005 by Sony as NATIONAL LAMPOON’S BARELY LEGAL.

In addition, Steinberg has worked extensively within the studio system, writing for DreamWorks, Universal, Sony, Disney, Fox, MGM, Warner Brothers, New Line, and Paramount. Projects in development include the high concept comedy OTHER PEOPLE’S WISHES for Warner Brothers; the remake of the classic 1980’s comedy PORKY’S; the big-budget ANUBIS TAPESTRY for Fox Animation Studios; and the sequel to the 1979 classic comedy LOVE AT FIRST BITE for MGM.

Last year he wrote the New Line family comedy FURRY FRIDAY about a cat and dog switching bodies; and his movie PUSS IN BOOTS, the feature spin-off of SHREK 2, was released in theaters everywhere on November 4. PUSS IN BOOTS received an Annie, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award Nomination for best animated feature film.

In television, Steinberg has written several sitcom pilots for Fox, UPN, Paramount TV, and ABC Family.

On the directing side, Steinberg directed the award-winning short film, THE BABYSITTER, and the feature film MISS

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