Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer is known for making comedy-drama films like The Squid and the Whale and The Meyerowitz Stories. Moving on with other films he wrote and directed a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama The Squid and the Whale that raised him to prominence. The film not only became a blockbuster hit but also garnered him several awards including the best dramatic direction and screenwriting awards at the Sundance Film Festival. It also won him several nominations including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. To know more about him through this article.

Known For

A screenwriter, director, and producer from the United States.

Films like The Squid and the Whale and The Meyerowitz Stories are comedy-drama films.

Early Life and Education of Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach was born in 1969 to Jonathan Baumbach and Georgia Brown in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. He has three brothers and sisters. His father is a writer, scholar, and film critic in the United States, while his mother, a Protestant, is a critic for the American news and culture publication ‘Village Voice.’

Where did Noah Baumbach get his education?

Noah received his education at Midwood High School in Brooklyn, where he graduated in 1987. Following that, he attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he earned his BA in English in 1991. Following his studies, he worked as a messenger for The New Yorker magazine for a short time.

The Career of Noah Baumbach

On October 4th, 1995, Noah Baumbach began his career as a film writer and producer with the comedy film Kicking and Screaming. The film had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival and went on to make several Top Ten lists. In it, he also played the role of Danny.

The Sundance Film Channel aired Kicking and Screaming for a long time. It earned Baumbach well-deserved acclaim as a first-time writer and director. Newsweek named him one of the “Ten New Faces of 1996.”

Mr. Jealousy, a romantic comedy he wrote and directed, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11th, 1997, and was released in theaters on June 5th, 1998. He also starred in the film as Arliss and directed it.

He also directed, co-wrote, and starred in the comedy of manners film Highball in 1997. However, after he disowned the film, Ernie Fusco and Jesse Carter were named as the director and writer, respectively.

He went on to write and direct the short film Conrad & Butler Take a Vacation in 2000.

He later collaborated with American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor Wes Anderson on the comedy-drama film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).

The duo’s next collaboration turned out to be one of Baumbach’s most memorable films to date. The Squid and the Whale was a semi-autobiographical American independent art-house comedy-drama film influenced by Baumbach’s childhood days in Brooklyn, his parents’ divorce, and its effects on the family. Wes Anderson produced the film, and Baumbach contributed as a writer and producer.

On January 23rd, 2005, The Squid and the Whale had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and on October 5th, 2005, it was released in the United States.

In addition to Baumbach’s then-wife actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, he wrote and directed the family drama Margot at the Wedding, which starred Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, and John Turturro. On August 31st, 2007, the film had its world premiere at the 34th Telluride Film Festival, and it was also shown at the New York Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Mill Valley Film Festival.

In the years that followed, he worked on a number of films in various capacities. Casting the American drama Alexander the Last (2009), writing and directing the American comedy-drama Greenberg (2010), which was nominated for a Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, and co-writing the blockbuster hit American 3D computer-animated comedy Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) with Eric Darnell.

While We’re Young, starring Naomi Watts, Ben Stiller, Amanda Seyfried, and Adam Driver, was his next film as writer, director, and producer. On September 06, 2014, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and on March 27th, 2015, it was released theatrically in the United States. It was well-received by critics and became Baumbach’s most commercially successful film to date at the box office in the United States.

The Meyerowitz Stories, starring Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller, and Elizabeth Marvel, was one of his most notable films as a writer, director, and producer. On May 21st, 2017, the film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

He also directed, produced, and wrote the American comedy film Mistress America (2015), as well as co-directing the American documentary film De Palma (2015) with Jake Paltrow.

According to rumors, he has written and directed an untitled comedy film for Netflix, which will be released on November 30th, 2018. Adam Driver, Laura Dern, and Scarlett Johansson star in the film.

Marriage Tale, a film about a showbiz couple’s breakup, was written, made, and directed by him in 2019. On November 06th, 2019, the film starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Laura Dern was released to universal critical acclaim, with several critics rating it among his best work.

Noah Baumbach’s Personal Life

After meeting her in 2001, Noah Baumbach married actress Jennifer Jason Leigh on September 02, 2005. Rohmer Emmanuel, the couple’s son, was born in 2010. The marriage ended in September 2013, after Jennifer filed for divorce on November 15th, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.

He has been dating Greta Gerwig since late 2011, according to reports. Currently, the lovebirds are content with their lives.

Noah Baumbach’s net worth

Noah Baumbach is an American filmmaker who has amassed a sizable fortune and salary as a result of his work in the entertainment industry. His approximate net worth is $16 million, according to online sources. His income, properties, and cars, on the other hand, have yet to be revealed.

Noah Baumbach’s Body Measurements

Noah Baumbach is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 75 kilograms. He, too, has a pair of black eyes and dark hair. His other physical characteristics are yet to be revealed. We will notify you if any information is made public.