Alexander Dinelaris Jr.

Alexander Dinelaris Jr.
Born1968
Washington Heights, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Writer
Years active2014–present

Alexander Dinelaris Jr. is an American screenwriter and playwright.

Film

At the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, Dinelaris, alongside Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, and Armando Bó won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film Birdman [1]

In 2015, Dinelaris continued his collaboration with Iñárritu, serving as co-producer on The Revenant.[2]

In 2019, he filmed the short film In This, Our Time, which he wrote and directed.[3]

In 2022, Dinelaris co-wrote the screenplay to Carmen, directed by Benjamin Millipied and starring Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera.[4]

On February 8, 2023, it was announced that Alexander Dinelaris Jr is working with Residente to co-write a new film title Porto Rico.[5]

Theater

In 2003, Dinelaris provided additional book and lyrics to Zanna, Dont!, receiving Drama Desk nominations for Best Book of a Musical and Best Lyrics.[6][7]

Dinelaris wrote the book for the Broadway musical On Your Feet about the life and career of Gloria Estefan.[8] For this, he was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.

In 2019, he formed his New York–based production company Lexicon and announced that its first feature film will be an adaptation of the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, which Dinelaris will adapt into a screenplay and produce. However, no updates were made since 2020, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the film industry cited as a reason.

In 2019, his play Still Life was presented Off-Broadway in a Manhattan Class Company production starring Sarah Paulson, Frederick Weller, Ian Kahn, and Dominic Chianese.[9]

The same year, the first workshop of Boman Irani's Spiral Bound was conducted by Dinelaris.[10][11][12]

Credits

Film

Theater

References

  1. ^ Gettell, Oliver (February 22, 2015). "Oscars 2015: 'Birdman' quartet wins for original screenplay". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Hustle, Indie Film (2023-06-29). "IFH 696: How I Wrote Birdman with Oscar® Winner Alexander Dinelaris". Indie Film Hustle®. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  3. ^ "East Rockaway native reflects on film-writing career".
  4. ^ Barone, Joshua (2023-04-20). "'Carmen' Review: We're Not in Spain Anymore". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  5. ^ "'Birdman's Alexander Dinelaris & Residente Scripting New Film 'Porto Rico'". 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ Weber, Bruce (2003-03-21). "THEATER REVIEW; With Love for All (Even Those Heteros)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  7. ^ "Zanna, Don't! to Make London Premiere | Playbill". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  8. ^ Simon, Lizzie (2015-10-29). "Oscar-Winning Writer Takes on Estefan Story". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  9. ^ "Still Life". www.backstage.com. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  10. ^ "Acting is about lying convincingly: Boman Irani".
  11. ^ "Boman Irani and Birdman Writer Alexander Dinelaris on the Art of Good Storytelling". 28 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Masterclass with Boman Irani".


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