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Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis

Writing

March 7, 1964 (62 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Male
43 Movies
13 TV Shows

Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author and screenwriter. Ellis was one of the literary Brat Pack and is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique as a writer is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. His novels commonly share recurring characters. When Ellis was 21, his first novel, the controversial bestseller Less than Zero (1985), was published by Simon & Schuster. His third novel, American Psycho (1991), was his most successful. Upon its release, the literary establishment widely condemned it as overly violent and misogynistic. Though many petitions to ban the book saw Ellis dropped by Simon & Schuster, the resounding controversy convinced Alfred A. Knopf to release it as a paperback later that year. Ellis's novels have become increasingly metafictional. Lunar Park (2005), a pseudo-memoir and ghost story, received positive reviews. Imperial Bedrooms (2010), marketed as a sequel to Less than Zero, continues in this vein. The Shards (2023) is a fictionalized memoir of Ellis's final year of high school in 1981 in Los Angeles. Four of Ellis's works have been made into films. Less than Zero was adapted in 1987 as a film of the same name, but the film bore little resemblance to the novel. Mary Harron's adaptation of American Psycho was released in 2000. Roger Avary's adaptation of The Rules of Attraction was released in 2002. The Informers, co-written by Ellis and based on his collection of short stories, was released in 2008. Ellis also wrote the screenplay for the 2013 film The Canyons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bret Easton Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Deleted
The Deleted

The Deleted

2016 4.5

Executive Producer

Age 52 (now 62)
8 eps
Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters
BT

Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters

2010 6.8

as Author

Age 46 (now 62)
The Deleted
The Deleted

The Deleted

2016 4.5

Director

Age 52 (now 62)
5 eps
American Psycho
American Psycho

American Psycho

2000 7.4

Novel

Age 36 (now 62)
Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat

Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat

2001 7.3

as Se stesso

Age 37 (now 62)
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

2002 6.2

Novel

Age 38 (now 62)
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

1987 6.4

Novel

Age 23 (now 62)
The Informers
The Informers

The Informers

2008 4.8

Executive Producer

Age 44 (now 62)
The Informers
The Informers

The Informers

2008 4.8

Author

Age 44 (now 62)
The Informers
The Informers

The Informers

2008 4.8

Producer

Age 44 (now 62)
The Informers
The Informers

The Informers

2008 4.8

Screenplay

Age 44 (now 62)
The Canyons
The Canyons

The Canyons

2013 4.4

Writer

Age 49 (now 62)
The Deleted
The Deleted

The Deleted

2016 4.5

Writer

Age 52 (now 62)
1 ep
The Deleted
The Deleted

The Deleted

2016 4.5

as Interviewer (voice)

Age 52 (now 62)
1 ep
The Curse of Downers Grove
The Curse of Downers Grove

The Curse of Downers Grove

2015 4.7

Screenplay

Age 51 (now 62)
The Curse of Downers Grove
The Curse of Downers Grove

The Curse of Downers Grove

2015 4.7

Executive Producer

Age 51 (now 62)