Bret Easton Ellis

Screenwriter

Birthday March 7, 1964

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Los Angeles, CA

Age 60 years old

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About

An American fiction author and screenwriter, he is best known for his 1991 novel, American Psycho. This novel and his earlier bestseller, Less than Zero, were both adapted into films.

Before Fame

He attended Bennington College, where he met fellow writer Jonathan Lethem. His controversial debut novel, Less Than Zero, was published in 1985.

Trivia

He wrote the screenplay for The Canyons, a film starring Lindsay Lohan.

Family Life

He grew up in Los Angeles, California. He identified as a gay man, a bisexual, and a heterosexual at different points in his life, and he dedicated his novel, Lunar Park, to his partner, Michael Wade Kaplan.

Associated With

His thriller, American Psycho, was adapted into a film starring Christian Bale.