Scott Alexander

Known for

Writing

Born

June 16, 1963 (age 63)

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Scott Alexander is a writer and producer, best known for 1408 (2007), Man on the Moon (1999) and Ed Wood (1994). He attended the University of Southern California, and instructed screenwriting seminars at USC film school in the late 1980s.

Best known work

1408

2007

Goosebumps

2015

Big Eyes

2014

Ed Wood

1994

Man on the Moon

1999

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Agent Cody Banks

2003

American Crime Story

2016

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Filmography

TBA
Untitled Grateful Dead Film
Producer, Writer
TBA
King of the Jungle
Screenplay
TBA
Untitled Bela Lugosi Biopic
Writer
2026
Outcome
Thanks
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!TV
as Self - Screenwriter (2 episodes)
2025
Tim Burton: Life in the LineTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2024
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
as Self
2024
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
as Self
2020
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
as Self
2019
Dolemite Is My Name
Writer
2016
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
as Self
2016
American Crime StoryTV
Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
as Himself
2015
Korla
as self
2015
Goosebumps
Story
2014
Big Eyes
Producer, Writer
2007
1408
Screenplay
2007
American Vesuvius
Director
2007
Dreams on Spec
as Self
2003
Agent Cody Banks
Screenplay
2002
Auto Focus
Producer
2000
Screwed
Director, Writer
1999
Man on the Moon
Writer
1997
That Darn Cat
Screenplay
1996
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Screenplay