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'''Justin Kuritzkes''' is an American playwright and novelist. In 2016 his play ''The Sensuality Party'' toured the university circuit of New York state.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-26|title=Discovery: Justin Kuritzkes|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-justin-kuritzkes|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016092224/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-justin-kuritzkes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|date=April 25, 2016|title=The Sensuality Party Begins Performances Tonight|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-sensuality-party-begins-performances-tonight|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Playbill|language=en|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807232706/https://www.playbill.com/article/the-sensuality-party-begins-performances-tonight|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been the subject of media coverage because of his activities on [[YouTube]], such as the 2011<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|title=The Creator of the 2011 Viral Video 'Potion Seller' Reflects on the Infamous Meme a Decade Later|url=https://laughingsquid.com/justin-kuritzkes-potion-seller/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Laughing Squid|language=en-US|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803042146/https://laughingsquid.com/justin-kuritzkes-potion-seller/|url-status=live}}</ref> video "Potion Seller",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A Potion Seller - YouTube]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sung|first=Morgan|date=2018-10-14|title=The 'Potion Seller' guy is still making videos, and it's glorious|url=https://mashable.com/article/potion-seller-justin-kuritzkes-youtube|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Mashable|language=en|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928114535/https://mashable.com/article/potion-seller-justin-kuritzkes-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref> which inspired parodies in publications including ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2018-10-26|title=Your Strongest Potion|url=https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/your-strongest-potion|access-date=2021-09-23|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130063452/https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/your-strongest-potion|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019 he released the novel ''Famous People''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stephens|first=Christopher John|title='Famous People' Splashes in the Puddle of a Shallow Pop Star, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/famous-people-by-justin-kuritzkes-2639859967.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=PopMatters|date=August 19, 2019|language=en-US|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702121022/https://www.popmatters.com/famous-people-by-justin-kuritzkes-2639859967.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2019-07-26|title=Summer, by the Book|url=https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/summer-by-the-book|access-date=2021-09-23|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728182059/https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/summer-by-the-book|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Justin Kuritzkes''' is an American playwright and novelist best known for writing the screenplay for the 2024 [[Luca Guadagnino]] sports romance ''[[Challengers (film)|Challengers]]''.<ref name="int">{{cite news |last1=Reijn |first1=Halina |title=What Drove Justin Kuritzkes to Write the Year’s Horniest Movie? |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/what-drove-justin-kuritzkes-to-write-the-years-horniest-movie |access-date=26 April 2024 |agency=Interview Magazine}}</ref> He has also been the subject of media coverage because of his activities on [[YouTube]], such as the 2011<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|title=The Creator of the 2011 Viral Video 'Potion Seller' Reflects on the Infamous Meme a Decade Later|url=https://laughingsquid.com/justin-kuritzkes-potion-seller/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Laughing Squid|language=en-US|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803042146/https://laughingsquid.com/justin-kuritzkes-potion-seller/|url-status=live}}</ref> video "Potion Seller".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A Potion Seller - YouTube]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sung|first=Morgan|date=2018-10-14|title=The 'Potion Seller' guy is still making videos, and it's glorious|url=https://mashable.com/article/potion-seller-justin-kuritzkes-youtube|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Mashable|language=en|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928114535/https://mashable.com/article/potion-seller-justin-kuritzkes-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Education==
In 2008, Kuritzkes graduated from [[Harvard-Westlake School]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="hw">{{cite news |last1=Rothberg |first1=Daniel |title=Long Roads for Short Plays |url=https://issuu.com/hwchronicle/docs/february_issue/26 |access-date=26 April 2024 |agency=The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle}}</ref> Kuritzkes earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and literary arts at [[Brown University]], where he studied with playwright Gregory Moss.<ref name="macd">{{cite web |title=Justin Kuritzkes |url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/justin-kuritzkes |website=MacDowell Fellowships |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

==Career==
Kuritzkes' one-act play ''An Autobiography of my Brother'', first written for the 2008 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival, was among the works honored at the 2010 Young Playwrights Competition.<ref name="hw" />

Beginning during his time at Brown University, Kuritzkes uploaded videos recorded using the [[Photo Booth]] application to Youtube.<ref name="int" /> The most famous of these videos, ''Potion Seller'', achieved widespread [[Viral video|virality]] online and inspired parodies in publications including ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2018-10-26|title=Your Strongest Potion|url=https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/your-strongest-potion|access-date=2021-09-23|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130063452/https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/your-strongest-potion|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kuritzkes received a [[MacDowell (artists' residency and workshop)|MacDowell Fellowship]] in both 2012 and 2016.<ref name="macd" /> In 2016, his play ''The Sensuality Party'' toured the university circuit of New York state.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-26|title=Discovery: Justin Kuritzkes|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-justin-kuritzkes|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016092224/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-justin-kuritzkes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|date=April 25, 2016|title=The Sensuality Party Begins Performances Tonight|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-sensuality-party-begins-performances-tonight|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Playbill|language=en|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807232706/https://www.playbill.com/article/the-sensuality-party-begins-performances-tonight|url-status=live}}</ref> He released the novel ''Famous People'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stephens|first=Christopher John|title='Famous People' Splashes in the Puddle of a Shallow Pop Star, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/famous-people-by-justin-kuritzkes-2639859967.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=PopMatters|date=August 19, 2019|language=en-US|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702121022/https://www.popmatters.com/famous-people-by-justin-kuritzkes-2639859967.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2019-07-26|title=Summer, by the Book|url=https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/summer-by-the-book|access-date=2021-09-23|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728182059/https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/summer-by-the-book|url-status=live}}</ref>


Kuritzkes wrote the screenplay for [[Luca Guadagnino]]'s romantic sports-comedy ''[[Challengers (film)|Challengers]].'' He is also adapting [[William S. Burroughs]]' 1985 novel ''[[Queer (novel)|Queer]]'' for a film directed by Guadagnino.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=2022-02-11 |title=Luca Guadagnino Sets Zendaya, Josh O'Connor & Mike Faist To Star In 'Challengers' For MGM And Amy Pascal |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/zendaya-josh-oconnor-mike-faist-challengers-luca-guadagnino-1234931787/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623135731/https://deadline.com/2022/02/zendaya-josh-oconnor-mike-faist-challengers-luca-guadagnino-1234931787/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vivarelli |first=Nick |date=2023-04-21 |title=Drew Starkey to Star With Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' With Filming Starting This Month in Italy (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/daniel-craig-drew-starkey-luca-guadagnino-film-queer-1235538147/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
Kuritzkes wrote the screenplay for [[Luca Guadagnino]]'s romantic sports-comedy ''[[Challengers (film)|Challengers]].'' He is also adapting [[William S. Burroughs]]' 1985 novel ''[[Queer (novel)|Queer]]'' for a film directed by Guadagnino.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=2022-02-11 |title=Luca Guadagnino Sets Zendaya, Josh O'Connor & Mike Faist To Star In 'Challengers' For MGM And Amy Pascal |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/zendaya-josh-oconnor-mike-faist-challengers-luca-guadagnino-1234931787/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623135731/https://deadline.com/2022/02/zendaya-josh-oconnor-mike-faist-challengers-luca-guadagnino-1234931787/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vivarelli |first=Nick |date=2023-04-21 |title=Drew Starkey to Star With Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' With Filming Starting This Month in Italy (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/daniel-craig-drew-starkey-luca-guadagnino-film-queer-1235538147/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2024, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Kuritzkes would write the screen adaptation of the [[Don Winslow]] novel ''[[City on Fire (Winslow novel)|City on Fire]]'', set to star [[Austin Butler]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming Jr. |first1=Mike |title=Sony’s 3000 Taps ‘Challengers’ Justin Kuritzkes To Adapt Don Winslow’s ‘City On Fire’ For Austin Butler; ‘Barbie’s David Heyman Boards Trilogy |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/austin-butler-city-on-fire-3000-pictures-challengers-scribe-justin-kuritzkes-don-winslow-trilogy-barbie-producer-david-heyman-1235887180/ |access-date=26 April 2024 |agency=Variety}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Kuritzkes has been married to filmmaker [[Celine Song]] since 2016. They live together in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Ben |date=February 19, 2023 |title=Celine Song talks debut feature 'Past Lives': "It's the script that convinced people I can do this" |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/celine-song-talks-debut-feature-past-lives-its-the-script-that-convinced-people-i-can-do-this/5179378.article |access-date=June 20, 2023|website=Screen |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao|first=Mallika|date=2023-02-19 |title=Celine Song on 'Past Lives', Her Debut Movie |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/celine-song-past-lives-profile.html|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>
Kuritzkes has been married to filmmaker [[Celine Song]] since 2016. They live together in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Ben |date=February 19, 2023 |title=Celine Song talks debut feature 'Past Lives': "It's the script that convinced people I can do this" |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/celine-song-talks-debut-feature-past-lives-its-the-script-that-convinced-people-i-can-do-this/5179378.article |access-date=June 20, 2023|website=Screen |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao|first=Mallika|date=2023-02-19 |title=Celine Song on 'Past Lives', Her Debut Movie |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/celine-song-past-lives-profile.html|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
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! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
| ''[[Challengers (film)|Challengers]]''
| {{N/a}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | TBA
| {{Pending film |Queer}}
| Post-production
|-
| {{Pending film |City on Fire}}
| Pre-production
|}
{{pending films key}}
==References==
==References==
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Justin Kuritzkes
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • novelist
  • screenwriter
Years active2011–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​

Justin Kuritzkes is an American playwright and novelist best known for writing the screenplay for the 2024 Luca Guadagnino sports romance Challengers.[1] He has also been the subject of media coverage because of his activities on YouTube, such as the 2011[2] video "Potion Seller".[3][4]

Education

In 2008, Kuritzkes graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.[5] Kuritzkes earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and literary arts at Brown University, where he studied with playwright Gregory Moss.[6]

Career

Kuritzkes' one-act play An Autobiography of my Brother, first written for the 2008 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival, was among the works honored at the 2010 Young Playwrights Competition.[5]

Beginning during his time at Brown University, Kuritzkes uploaded videos recorded using the Photo Booth application to Youtube.[1] The most famous of these videos, Potion Seller, achieved widespread virality online and inspired parodies in publications including The New Yorker.[7]

Kuritzkes received a MacDowell Fellowship in both 2012 and 2016.[6] In 2016, his play The Sensuality Party toured the university circuit of New York state.[8][9] He released the novel Famous People in 2019.[10][11]

Kuritzkes wrote the screenplay for Luca Guadagnino's romantic sports-comedy Challengers. He is also adapting William S. Burroughs' 1985 novel Queer for a film directed by Guadagnino.[12][13]

In April 2024, Variety reported that Kuritzkes would write the screen adaptation of the Don Winslow novel City on Fire, set to star Austin Butler.[14]

Personal life

Kuritzkes has been married to filmmaker Celine Song since 2016. They live together in New York City.[15][16]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
2024 Challengers —
TBA Queer † Post-production
City on Fire † Pre-production
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

References

  1. ^ a b Reijn, Halina. "What Drove Justin Kuritzkes to Write the Year's Horniest Movie?". Interview Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Creator of the 2011 Viral Video 'Potion Seller' Reflects on the Infamous Meme a Decade Later". Laughing Squid. June 23, 2021. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Potion Seller - YouTube
  4. ^ Sung, Morgan (October 14, 2018). "The 'Potion Seller' guy is still making videos, and it's glorious". Mashable. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Rothberg, Daniel. "Long Roads for Short Plays". The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Justin Kuritzkes". MacDowell Fellowships. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Your Strongest Potion". The New Yorker. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Discovery: Justin Kuritzkes". Interview Magazine. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Clement, Olivia (April 25, 2016). "The Sensuality Party Begins Performances Tonight". Playbill. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Stephens, Christopher John (August 19, 2019). "'Famous People' Splashes in the Puddle of a Shallow Pop Star, PopMatters". PopMatters. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Summer, by the Book". The New Yorker. July 26, 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 11, 2022). "Luca Guadagnino Sets Zendaya, Josh O'Connor & Mike Faist To Star In 'Challengers' For MGM And Amy Pascal". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (April 21, 2023). "Drew Starkey to Star With Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' With Filming Starting This Month in Italy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike. "Sony's 3000 Taps 'Challengers' Justin Kuritzkes To Adapt Don Winslow's 'City On Fire' For Austin Butler; 'Barbie's David Heyman Boards Trilogy". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Dalton, Ben (February 19, 2023). "Celine Song talks debut feature 'Past Lives': "It's the script that convinced people I can do this"". Screen. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Rao, Mallika (February 19, 2023). "Celine Song on 'Past Lives', Her Debut Movie". Vulture. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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