Richard Tanne

Richard Tanne (born February 4, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. His critically acclaimed feature film debut Southside with You (2016), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received several accolades including a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Director. In 2020, Tanne released his second feature film, the Amazon Studios drama Chemical Hearts, which he wrote and directed. It received positive reviews. Early life Tanne was born and raised in the township of Livingston, New Jersey. He attended Livingston High School, graduating in 2003. He was raised Jewish. As a teenager, Tanne's writing led to him being the recipient of the New Jersey Governor's Award for Excellence in Arts Education for playwriting. Following his initial success as a teenage writer, Tanne was announced as the winner of the Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition, which was founded by Stephen Sondheim. Other recipients include filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan and playwright Rebecca Gilman.