Christopher Wilkinson
Christopher Wilkinson is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Nixon . He also wrote the screenplays for Ali and Copying Beethoven , the latter of which he also produced. Most of his scripts are historically based and cowritten with Stephen J. Rivele.
Wilkinson was born in New York City and raised in Philadelphia. He began his career as a musician before attending film school at Temple University.
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