Josh Stolberg
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- Film director
- novelist
- screenwriter
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| Born | 6 March 1971[1] Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
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| Years active | 1991-present |
Josh Stolberg is an American film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is known for comedies, such as the film Good Luck Chuck, starring Dane Cook, Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler.[2][3] As of July 2025, Stolberg is the co-host of the filmmaking podcast Darren and Josh Make a Movie alongside Darren Lynn Bousman.[4]
Stolberg won the Seashore Award and the Queen Spirit Award as a director of the film The Life Coach. He also wrote and directed the 2005 film Kids in America,[5] and made a cameo appearance as a security guard in the film. He was also a part of the writing team for the first two episodes of Book 1: Water of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
He also branched into horror films, penning the remakes Piranha 3D (directed by Alexandre Aja) and Sorority Row. He co-wrote the scripts for several entries in the long-running Saw franchise, such as Jigsaw, Spiral[6] and Saw X.[7] Among his projects in development are the adaptation of the book The Spellman Files, to be produced by Laura Ziskin; Man-Witch (to be directed by Todd Phillips[8]) as well as the adaptation of the book The Candy Shop War.
