Gene Stupnitsky

Gene Stupnitsky (born August 26, 1977) is a Ukrainian-born American film and television writer, producer, and director. He usually works with Lee Eisenberg, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment. From 2005 to 2010, he served as a writer, director and producer of the NBC sitcom The Office for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He served as a co-creator, writer, and producer of the HBO comedy series Hello Ladies (2013-2014). In 2023 he co-created Jury Duty with Eisenberg.

Works

The Garfield Movie

Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Release Date: 2024-04-30

Department: Crew

Job: Additional Writing

Vote Count: 1211

No Hard Feelings

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

Release Date: 2023-06-15

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 3182

Jury Duty

The inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.

Release Date: 2023-04-07

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 157

Good Boys

A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.

Release Date: 2019-08-14

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 1860

SMILF

A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

Release Date: 2017-11-05

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 18

Vote Count: 58

Hello Ladies: The Movie

When Stuart learns that his British ex-girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle, enlisting a Russian model he’s just met to play the role of his beautiful girlfriend. What could go wrong?

Release Date: 2014-11-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 151

Bad Teacher

An always inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband leaves her penniless.

Release Date: 2014-04-24

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Episode Count: 13

Vote Count: 34

Hello Ladies

Stuart Pritchard is an awkward, overly-confident Englishman trying to date in Los Angeles – where he repeatedly attempts to infiltrate the world of beautiful people.

Release Date: 2013-09-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 108

Trophy Wife

The third time's the charm, they say, and reformed party girl Kate is hoping that's true when she becomes the third wife of a slightly older man, Pete. They fell into each others' arms (literally) at a karaoke bar, and flash forward a year later, Kate finds herself with an instafamily complete with three stepchildren and two ex-wives. But Kate is determined to make this work and become a part of the family no matter what.

Release Date: 2013-09-24

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 22

Vote Count: 54

Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live!

Stephen Merchant, the Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award winning co-creator of The Office and Extras in his first ever live stand-up comedy tour and it has been well worth the wait. The Guardian says "his performance is priceless...he can do funny just by being there" and The Times states that "the man is hilarious". Stepping into the lime light, Stephen Merchant is in search of a wife, discussing the problems of being 6ft7 in life, but also when it comes to the ladies, watching porn on VHS and re-enacting the first play he ever wrote! This is one not to be missed!

Release Date: 2011-11-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 25

Bad Teacher

A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.

Release Date: 2011-05-16

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 4708

Year One

When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.

Release Date: 2009-06-18

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: First Guard

Vote Count: 1878

The Office

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Release Date: 2005-03-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Leo

Episode Count: 18

Vote Count: 4367