Gene Stupnitsky

Gene Stupnitsky (born August 26, 1977) is a Ukrainian-born American film and television writer and producer. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. 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 also 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. Stupinitsky is also known for his work on Hollywood Studio comedy films writing Year One (2009), and Bad Teacher (2011) and directing Good Boys (2019) and No Hard Feelings (2023). Early life and education Stupnitsky was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Kyiv, Ukraine) to Jewish parents. He attended Stevenson High School and graduated from the University of Iowa in 2000. Career