Kenneth Lonergan: podcast appearances and interviews

Kenneth Lonergan is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director, and actor born on October 16, 1962. His works often explore complex emotional and interpersonal dynamics. Lonergan began his career in theater with his first one-act play, The Rennings Children, written in 1982. He gained recognition for a series of off-Broadway plays including This is Our Youth, The Waverly Gallery, and Lobby Hero. These works were later revived on Broadway, with The Waverly Gallery earning him a finalist position for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Play in 2019. In film, Lonergan directed and wrote Manchester by the Sea, released in 2016, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and an Oscar nomination for Best Director. His earlier films include You Can Count on Me, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Gangs of New York, where he was a co-writer. Other notable works include the psychological drama Margaret and the adaptation of the E. M. Forster novel Howards End into a miniseries. Throughout his career, Lonergan has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nominations for Golden Globe, Pulitzer, Laurence Olivier, and Tony Awards.