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Biography
James Lee Toback is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1992 · nominated
Filmography21 titles
Michael Cimino, God Bless America
2022as Self
2022as Self
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005Original Story
2005Original Story
P.O.V.
1988Director
1988Director
Tyson
2008Director, Producer, Writer
2008Director, Producer, Writer
The Gambler
1974Writer
1974Writer
A Fuller Life
2013as Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")
2013as Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")
Bugsy
1991Writer
1991Writer
Alice
1990as Professor
1990as Professor
Fingers
1978Director, Writer
1978Director, Writer
Seduced and Abandoned
2013as Self
2013as Self
Death of a Dynasty
2003as Lyor Cohen
2003as Lyor Cohen
Mississippi Grind
2015as Tony Roundtree
2015as Tony Roundtree
The Gambler
2014Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
2014Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
Two Girls and a Guy
1997Director, Writer
1997Director, Writer
Love & Money
1981Director, Screenplay
1981Director, Screenplay
Harvard Man
2001Director, Writer
2001Director, Writer
Black & White
1999as Arnie Tishman
1999as Arnie Tishman
Giving It Up
1999as Dr. Hubbins
1999as Dr. Hubbins
When Will I Be Loved
2004as Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz
2004as Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz
An Imperfect Murder
2017as Franklin (uncredited)
2017as Franklin (uncredited)
Never Down
2007as Self
2007as Self