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Tarell Alvin McCraney

1980 - Today

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Tarell Alvin McCraney (born October 17, 1980) is an American playwright. He is the chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble. He co-wrote the 2016 film Moonlight, based on his own play, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2019 film High Flying Bird and 2019 television series David Makes Man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tarell Alvin McCraney is the 7,282nd most popular writer (down from 7,281st in 2019), the 19,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,471st in 2019) and the 1,216th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 7,282 out of 7,302. Before him are Frank Santopadre, Angelina Jordan, Anupama Chopra, Pierce Brown, Jed Whedon, and Elena Huelva. After him are Janet Mock, Rachel Morrison, Ben Goldacre, Michael Hastings, G. Willow Wilson, and Ned Vizzini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 1,357. Before him are Jason Wade, Monali Thakur, Robyn Regehr, Perdita Felicien, Mary Wineberg, and Brandon Beemer. After him are Mary Whipple, Jessica DiCicco, Mike Fisher, Nick Dempsey, Seyi Olofinjana, and Michael Hastings.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 19,548 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Urlacher (1978), Denzel Valentine (1993), Mizuki Hamada (1990), Kayla Barron (1987), Brandon Beemer (1980), and Tyson Ritter (1984). After him are Mary Whipple (1980), Geoff Cameron (1985), Darius Miles (1981), Madison Rayne (1986), Arianne Zucker (1974), and Matt Besler (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 1,216. Before him are Catherynne M. Valente (1979), Geoffrey S. Fletcher (1970), Jeremy Scahill (1974), Frank Santopadre (1961), Pierce Brown (1988), and Jed Whedon (1975). After him are Janet Mock (1983), Rachel Morrison (1978), Michael Hastings (1980), G. Willow Wilson (1982), Ned Vizzini (1981), and Abby Stein (1991).

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