Darren S. Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University and AFI to study both live-action and animation film theory, where he met long-time collaborator Matthew Libatique. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, "Supermarket Sweep", starring Sean Gullette, which went on to become a National Student Academy Award finalist. Aronofsky did not make a feature film until five years later, creating the concept for his debut feature, π, in February 1996. The low-budget, $60,000 production, starring Sean Gullette, was sold to Artisan Entertainment for $1 million, and grossed over $3 million; it won both a Sundance Film Festival award and an Independent Spirit Award. Aronofsky's followup, Requiem for a Dream, was based on the novel of the same name written by Hubert Selby, Jr. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Ellen Burstyn's performance. After turning down an opportunity to direct Batman Begins, Aronofsky began production on his third film, The Fountain. The film was released to mixed reviews and poor box office results. However, his next film, The Wrestler, rebounded with positive reviews and healthy box office. Both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations. Rourke also won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and Bruce Springsteen won for Best Original Song for his title song. Aronofsky's next film, Black Swan, received further critical acclaim and many accolades, being nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a record 12 BFCA nominations and a DGA nomination.

Hey there, I'm Lance Rubin. I wrote the DENTON LITTLE series (now a Snapchat original series) and CRYING LAUGHING. I also co-wrote THE LOST CAUSES OF BLEAK CREEK with Rhett & Link and the musical BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER with Joe Iconis & Jason SweetTooth Williams. I'm originally from New Jersey. It's a way better state than people give it credit for. I went to Brown University, and now I live in Brooklyn with my wife and young kids. Before I became an author, I was primarily an actor. "Anything I'd recognize you from?" you might ask. Probably not, unless you watched the short-lived NBC hospital show MERCY, in which I guest-starred as a patient with a naked sleepwalking problem. I love BACK TO THE FUTURE. When I was younger, I dreamed about being Marty McFly. But watching it in the past few years, I do feel unsettled by the scene where Marty, a white teenage boy of average musical talents, ends up being the inadvertent inventor of rock and roll, stealing credit from Chuck Berry. That doesn't mean I don't still love the movie, just recognizing that so much of our art was made through a straight privileged white male lens, and I'm glad we're evolving past that. This is probably too intense for a Goodreads profile. I also love empathy, the New York Knicks, and the Before Sunrise Trilogy. Some last things: -I often battle the demons of procrastination. In fact, I shouldn't be rewriting this bio right now. I'm supposed to be working on my new book. I will get back to it in two minutes. -I am not a cat person, but I respect people who are. Kind of. -I have narrated many Berenstain Bears audiobooks. For real. Look it up on Audible. -I am bad at baseball. Thanks for reading. Reach out and say hi!