Bill Condon - Biography

Last Editor: mwoodssmith				Bill Condon Biography -   Name : Bill Condon Profession : Writer/Director Birth Details : born New York, October 22, 1955 Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m) Personal quotes : "We were just very surprised and delighted to get the call from (the ratings board) saying that they'd had a long discussion and decided that they

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William "Bill" Condon (born New York, October 22, 1955) is an American screenwriter and director. Condon got his start directing low-budget features such as Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh. He came to prominence with his film Gods and Monsters, which he wrote and directed. (He adapted the screenplay from a novel written by Christopher Bram.) For his efforts, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He would also be nominated for the same award for the Oscar-winning 2002 adaptation of the musical Chicago. He received further accolades in 2004 for writing and directing the film Kinsey, chronicling the life of the controversial sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. In 2005, it was announced that Condon would write the screenplay for, and direct the film adaptation of Dreamgirls, the acclaimed Broadway musical loosely based on the career of the musical group The Supremes with Motown Records. It will be his second adaptation of a musical. As of February 2006, the production is filming at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, with a cast that includes Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Beyoncé Knowles and Danny Glover.