Nominated for Oscars for his screenplays for 2005’s Munich and 2012’s Lincoln. He also received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his 1993 play Angels in America.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Medieval Studies from Colombia in 1978.
He received a National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013.
His marriage to Mark Harris was the first same-sex marriage to be featured in the Vows column of The New York Times.
His screenplays for Munich and Lincoln were both made into films directed by Steven Spielberg.
Tony Kushner Age
How old is Tony Kushner? He was born in 1956, he is 66 years old.
Tony Kushner Height & Weight
How tall is Tony Kushner? He stands 6 feet 2 inches (187 cm) tall.
No weight data is available right now.
Tony Kushner Wiki
| Famous as | Screenwriter |
|---|---|
| Age | 66 years old |
| Birthday | July 16, 1956 |
| Birthplace | New York City, NY |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Height | approx. 6 ft 2 in (187 cm) |
| Weight | N/A |
Quotes by Tony Kushner
The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it’s ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they’re attacking the center of your being.
— Tony Kushner
Making movies is a very different experience in a lot of ways. It’s difficult when you’re used to owning the copyright and having a landlord’s possessory rights – I rent my plays to the companies that do them and, if I’m upset, I can pull the play. But the only two directors I’ve worked with are pretty great.
— Tony Kushner
The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. It’s a 14th Amendment issue. There’s no argument about it.
— Tony Kushner
The act of thinking and interpreting is so central to Judaism that it makes more sense that we’ve become people like Woody Allen – thinkers and talkers and drafters of law.
— Tony Kushner
When I’m writing a new play, there’s a period where I know I shouldn’t be out in public much. I imagine most people who create go through something like this. You willfully loosen some of the inner straps that hold your core together.
— Tony Kushner