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C. Jay Cox Screenwriter And Director

Cox grew up in eastern Nevada and made his first film at the age of eight (a two-minute film noir called Vampire Cave). Growing up, he continued writing and making short films. He earned a BA degree in Journalism from Brigham Young University. He then moved to Los Angeles (where he currently lives) and worked as an actor, performance artist, photographer, and in other jobs.

He started making video shorts, industrial films, and documentaries. After writing his script for The Thing in Bob’s Garage in 1998, he was given several jobs rewriting other people’s scripts. His own screenplay, Sweet Home Alabama, was a box office hit when the film starring Reese Witherspoon was released in 2002. His familiarity with the subject matter came from his upbringing as a fifth-generation Mormon.

When he moved to Los Angeles he came out as gay. The film is not autobiographical, but it is deeply personal. He directed and produced the 2008 film Kiss the Bride, starring Tori Spelling, and is the screenwriter of the 2009 film New in Town, starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. He noted in a 2004 interview that some of his idols were James L. Brooks, Sydney Pollack, and Billy Wilder.

C.J. Cox is a screenwriter and director.

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