Jerry Stahl (born September 28, 1953) is an American novelist and screenwriter, He is best known for memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight. A film adaptation followed with Ben Stiller in the lead role. Since their initial pairing, the two have become friends and collaborators.
Stahl has worked extensively in film and television.
Stahl grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, became a federal judge, though ...
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Jerry Stahl (born September 28, 1953) is an American novelist and screenwriter, He is best known for memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight. A film adaptation followed with Ben Stiller in the lead role. Since their initial pairing, the two have become friends and collaborators.
Stahl has worked extensively in film and television.
Stahl grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, became a federal judge, though his working class roots include a stint as a coal miner.
After the untimely loss of his father, Stahl’s education proved to be a commanding culture shock. He moved from being a kid educated in a lower class of Pittsburgh neighborhood, to a fish out of water, suddenly shipped away to a private boarding school and a world far removed from anything he had ever known. He is a graduate of Columbia University. Post-college found Stahl living abroad in Greece – in caves outside of Matala, on Crete. He also traveled the streets of Paris, then London,...
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