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Daniel Barnz
American screenwriter and director
Daniel Barnz | |
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Barnz at the New York premiere of Won't Back Down, September 2012 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Gladwyne, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Children | 2 |
Daniel Barnz (born 1970) is an American screenwriter and director.
Life and career
Barnz was born Daniel Bernstein in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania,[1] a suburb of Philadelphia. His parents, Richard J. Bernstein and Carol L. Bernstein, are both professors. He is openly gay[2] and later changed his surname to an amalgamation of Bernstein and Schwartz, the surname of his partner of almost two decades, Ben Schwartz. The couple has two children. Barnz describes himself as "a Jewish liberal Democrat".[3]
Barnz graduated from Yale University and the University of Southern California Film School.[4] He made his directorial debut in the 2001 mov Shelter movie.