{{Short description|American screenwriter, playwright, and essayist}}
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Patrick Burleigh | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = 1979 | birth_place = New York City, New York, US | baptised = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered --> | disappeared_date = <!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) --> | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (enter DEATH date then BIRTH date (e.g., ...|1967|8|31|1908|2|28}} use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> | death_place = | death_cause = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability --> | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | education = Dartmouth College, Trinity College Dublin | alma_mater = | occupation = Screenwriter, essayist | years_active = 2015–Present | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = <!-- discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = ''Eternals'', ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'', ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' | style = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | title = <!-- formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office=may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) --> | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | otherparty = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charges = <!-- criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = <!-- use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | family = | callsign = <!-- amateur radio, use if relevant --> | awards = 2017 Humanitas Play LA Award, 2022 Gold List Honorable Mention for Best Adapted Screenplay - ''Eternals'' | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_type = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Patrick Burleigh''' is an American screenwriter, playwright, and essayist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Flans |first=Lindsay |date=2017-02-24 |title=Nate Parker and Ava DuVernay Take Home Top Honors at Humanitas Prize Luncheon (Full Winners List) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nate-parker-ava-duvernay-take-home-top-honors-at-humanitas-prize-luncheon-full-winners-list-979-979720/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> He is best known as a screenwriter for ''Eternals'', ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'', and ''Ant-Man and the Wasp''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-11-16 |title='Eternals' Writer Patrick Burleigh Reflects on His Marvel Journey |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/eternals-writer-patrick-burleigh-marvel-1235048513/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Burleigh grew up in New York City and Los Angeles before attending Dartmouth College and Trinity College Dublin.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Burleigh |first=Patrick |date=2019-01-16 |title=I Was a 4-Year-Old Trapped in a Teenager's Body |url=https://www.thecut.com/2019/01/precocious-puberty-patrick-burleigh.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The Cut |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, he sold his screenplay adaptation of Nicholas Griffin’s book ''Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World'' to Village Roadshow Pictures.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2014-10-20 |title=Village Roadshow Finds Writers for 'Ping Pong Diplomacy' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/ping-pong-diplomacy-movie-writers-1201334506/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History== In 2016, Burleigh was accepted into the Marvel Writer’s Program for Marvel Studios.<ref name=":1" /> Upon graduating from the program, Burleigh began writing reshoot material for ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' before working with director Chloé Zhao to write the shooting script for ''Eternals'', both for Marvel Studios.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Burleigh On Writing MCU's Eternals With Oscar-Winner Chloé Zhao |url=https://www.creativescreenwriting.com//patrick-burleigh-on-writing-mcus-eternals-with-oscar-winner-chloe-zhao |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Creative Screenwriting}}</ref> During this time, Burleigh also co-wrote the screenplay for ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' from Sony Pictures.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2021-04-27 |title='The Borrowers' Reboot From Universal & Working Title In Works; Conrad Vernon In Talks To Direct Patrick Burleigh Script |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-borrowers-vernon-conrad-universal-working-title-1234745021/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, he was nominated for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award (AACTA) in the Best Adapted Screenplay in Film category for ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2021-11-01 |title='High Ground' and 'Nitram' Lead Australia's AACTA Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/asia/aacta-awards-nominations-1235101658/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Winners & Nominees {{!}} AACTA |url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104054145/https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/ |archive-date=2021-11-04 }}</ref> In 2017, Burleigh won the Humanitas Play LA Award, and he received an Honorable Mention in the Best Adapted Screenplay category at the 2022 Gold List Awards for ''Eternals''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold List |url=https://goldhouse.org/goldlist/?y=2022 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Gold House |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=2017-02-22 |title='Hidden Figures', 'Hacksaw Ridge' & '13th' Among Humanitas Prize Winners |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/2017-humanitas-prize-winners-hidden-figures-hacksaw-ridge-full-list-1201941954/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
Burleigh has written for publications such as ''New York (magazine)'' and ''Men’s Health''.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-15 |title=Having It Together as a Dad Is Overrated. Sometimes It's Better to Blow Everything Up. |url=https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a36040315/patrick-burleigh-essay-fatherhood-dad-parenting/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Men's Health |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Burleigh wrote an essay for ''New York'' describing his childhood living with a genetic mutation of the luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR), also known as testotoxicosis or familial male-limited precocious puberty.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weir |first=Melanie |date=2021-11-18 |title=Marvel 'Eternals' Writer Patrick Burleigh Drew Inspiration For Sprite From His Experience Being A Child In A Teenager's Body |url=https://www.enstarz.com/articles/223338/20211118/marvel-eternals-writer-patrick-burleigh-sprite.htm |website=Enstarz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=He Started Puberty When He Was 2 Years Old. Now, He's Sharing His Experience |url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/29/puberty-testotoxicosis-patrick-burleigh |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=www.wbur.org |date=29 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The mutation, which is hereditary and was passed down through Burleigh’s father’s family line, triggered an early puberty in Burleigh at two years of age.<ref name=":2" />
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