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David Lindsay-Abaire

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David Lindsay-Abaire at an event for Rabbit Hole (2010)
David Lindsay-Abaire was born on 30 November 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer, known for Rabbit Hole (2010), Rise of the Guardians (2012) and Poltergeist (2015).
BornNovember 30, 1969
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BornNovember 30, 1969
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart in Rabbit Hole (2010)
    Rabbit Hole
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2010
    Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, and Chris Pine in Rise of the Guardians (2012)
    Rise of the Guardians
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Poltergeist (2015)
    Poltergeist
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, and Amanda Bynes in Robots (2005)
    Robots
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2005

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    Writer



    • Fuddy Meers
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Long Day's Journey Into Night (2025)
      Long Day's Journey Into Night
      8.7
      • adaptated for the screen by
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis, James Hong, Ian McShane, Cece Valentina, Lincoln Nakamura, and Awkwafina in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
      Kung Fu Panda 4
      6.3
      • additional screenplay material by
      • 2024
    • Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, Jason Bateman, and Kathryn Hahn in The Family Fang (2015)
      The Family Fang
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Poltergeist (2015)
      Poltergeist
      4.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2015
    • Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Sieber, Daniel Breaker, and Sutton Foster in Shrek the Musical (2013)
      Shrek the Musical
      6.9
      • book by
      • 2013
    • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
      Oz the Great and Powerful
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, and Chris Pine in Rise of the Guardians (2012)
      Rise of the Guardians
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart in Rabbit Hole (2010)
      Rabbit Hole
      6.9
      • based on his play: "Rabbit Hole"
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jamie Foreman, Matt King, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, and Rafi Gavron in Inkheart (2008)
      Inkheart
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, and Amanda Bynes in Robots (2005)
      Robots
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2005

    Music Department



    • Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Sieber, Daniel Breaker, and Sutton Foster in Shrek the Musical (2013)
      Shrek the Musical
      6.9
      • lyricist
      • 2013

    Additional Crew



    • Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis, James Hong, Ian McShane, Cece Valentina, Lincoln Nakamura, and Awkwafina in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
      Kung Fu Panda 4
      6.3
      • additional screenplay material
      • 2024

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    • Born
      • November 30, 1969
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Other works
      Play: "How We Talk In South Boston"

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      His critically acclaimed play "Rabbit Hole" won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
    • Quotes
      [re Rabbit Hole (2010)] There are no words in the climax of the movie, and in the play there are only words. The sister character in the play is a source of comic relief, which is helpful in a play about the death of a child. But her part in film was cut away, and that concerned me. Not until I saw the film with an audience did I realize there's all this new stuff that got laughs that I didn't know was there. When I sat in a Broadway house, I knew where all the laughs were.

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