Welcome to the HOLLYWOOD HALL OF FAME AWARDS™ 2008 inductees. We hope you enjoy your visit.
HOLLYWOOD STAR AWARDS®
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER AWARD™ AND HOLLYWOOD BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD™ HONOREE
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY'S BIOGRAPHY
An Academy Award-winning screenwriter, John Patrick Shanley most recently directed the feature film "Doubt," a drama starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Adapted by Shanley from his play "Doubt," the film is scheduled for release in December from Miramax.
As a writer, Shanley's career spans twenty years and includes his Oscar®-winning screenplay for the 1987 hit "Moonstruck," directed by Norman Jewison. Shanley's other feature credits as a writer include Frank Marshall's "Congo," based on Michael Crichton's novel,
"We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story," Frank Marshall's "Alive," based on Piers Paul Read's book, "Joe vs. the Volcano," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, and Pat O'Connor's "The January Man," starring Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello and Rod Steiger.
In television, Shanley received an Emmy nomination for his work on HBO's 2002 movie "Live from Baghdad," directed by Mick Jackson and starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter.
