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Steve Kloves

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Steve Kloves was born on 18 March 1960 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Wonder Boys (2000) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
BornMarch 18, 1960
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
    The Fabulous Baker Boys
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1989
    Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)
    Wonder Boys
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2000
    Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    • Writer
    • 2011
    Flesh and Bone (1993)
    Flesh and Bone
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1993

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    Writer

    • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
      • script
      • Pre-production
    • Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421
      • screenplay by
      • Pre-production
    • Jude Law, James Newton Howard, Jacqueline Boatswain, Matthias Brenner, Richard Coyle, Stuart Craig, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Mark Day, Dan Fogler, Fiona Glascott, David Heyman, Manuel Klein, Steve Kloves, Neil Lamont, Tim Lewis, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Oliver Masucci, Mads Mikkelsen, William Nadylam, Paul Parker, George Richmond, J.K. Rowling, Peter Simonischek, Alison Sudol, Lionel Wigram, David Yates, Dónal Finn, Bo Ponomari, Mimi Pitakworraratana, Amore Psiche, Tony McCarthy, Stefan Race, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, David Thrower, Radha Sthanakiya, Winston Hayles, Cormac O'Shea, Emilia Karlsson, Lucy Ross, Paul Candelent, Tianyi Kiy, Jessica Cartledge, Isabelle Coverdale, Eugene Lin, Jessica Wai Sum Tong, Pippa Hurley, Eddie Redmayne, Cara Mahoney, Jessica Williams, David Bertrand, Katherine Waterston, Jan Pohl, Maja Bloom, Ezra Miller, Sean Talo, Hebe Beardsall, Richard Price, Nick Owenford, Victoria Yeates, Noor Dillan-Night, Callum Turner, Dave Wong, Martin Polak, Jeremy Azis, Martyn Mayger, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Paul Low-Hang, Sam Shoubber, Valerie Pachner, Lucas Englander, Wilf Scolding, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Nick Davison, Jag Patel, Alexander Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Back, Phil Reeve, Chris Robb, and Johnny Li Gotti in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
      6.2
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
      The Amazing Spider-Man
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (2011)
      Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
      7.7
      Video Game
      • original film screenplay by (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
      7.7
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
      8.2
      Video
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (2010)
      Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
      7.6
      Video Game
      • original film screenplay by
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Clémence Poésy, Robert Pattinson, and Stanislav Yanevski in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      7.7
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
      Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
      7.9
      • screenplay
      • 2004
    • Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      7.4
      • screenplay
      • 2002
    • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      7.7
      • screenplay
      • 2001
    • Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)
      Wonder Boys
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 2000
    • Flesh and Bone (1993)
      Flesh and Bone
      6.2
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
      The Fabulous Baker Boys
      6.9
      • written by
      • 1989

    Producer

    • Jude Law, James Newton Howard, Jacqueline Boatswain, Matthias Brenner, Richard Coyle, Stuart Craig, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Mark Day, Dan Fogler, Fiona Glascott, David Heyman, Manuel Klein, Steve Kloves, Neil Lamont, Tim Lewis, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Oliver Masucci, Mads Mikkelsen, William Nadylam, Paul Parker, George Richmond, J.K. Rowling, Peter Simonischek, Alison Sudol, Lionel Wigram, David Yates, Dónal Finn, Bo Ponomari, Mimi Pitakworraratana, Amore Psiche, Tony McCarthy, Stefan Race, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, David Thrower, Radha Sthanakiya, Winston Hayles, Cormac O'Shea, Emilia Karlsson, Lucy Ross, Paul Candelent, Tianyi Kiy, Jessica Cartledge, Isabelle Coverdale, Eugene Lin, Jessica Wai Sum Tong, Pippa Hurley, Eddie Redmayne, Cara Mahoney, Jessica Williams, David Bertrand, Katherine Waterston, Jan Pohl, Maja Bloom, Ezra Miller, Sean Talo, Hebe Beardsall, Richard Price, Nick Owenford, Victoria Yeates, Noor Dillan-Night, Callum Turner, Dave Wong, Martin Polak, Jeremy Azis, Martyn Mayger, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Paul Low-Hang, Sam Shoubber, Valerie Pachner, Lucas Englander, Wilf Scolding, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Nick Davison, Jag Patel, Alexander Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Back, Phil Reeve, Chris Robb, and Johnny Li Gotti in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
      6.2
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2022
    • Christian Bale and Rohan Chand in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
      Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
      6.5
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2018
    • Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, William Nadylam, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Claudia Kim, Zoë Kravitz, Ezra Miller, and Callum Turner in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
      6.5
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2018
    • Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, and Katherine Waterston in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
      Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
      7.2
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2016

    Director

    • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Flesh and Bone (1993)
      Flesh and Bone
      6.2
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
      The Fabulous Baker Boys
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1989
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    Trailer 0:32
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    "Horcruxes"
    Featurette 3:35
    "Horcruxes"
    "Where We Left Off"
    Featurette 4:01
    "Where We Left Off"
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    Featurette 2:32
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • March 18, 1960
      • Austin, Texas, USA
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      • 1 Biographical Movie

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      Before he was hired to write the screenplay for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), had never even heard of J.K. Rowling's fantasy series.

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