14 Facts About Craig Mazin

Craig Mazin was born on 1971 and is an American writer, director, and producer.

Craig Mazin is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us, the latter alongside Neil Druckmann.

Craig Mazin was born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents in New York City's Brooklyn borough in 1971, and grew up in the city's Staten Island borough.

Craig Mazin moved as a teenager to Marlboro Township, New Jersey, where he attended Freehold High School in nearby Freehold Borough.

Craig Mazin began his entertainment career as a marketing executive with Walt Disney Pictures in the mid-1990s, where he was responsible for writing and producing campaigns for studio films.

Craig Mazin made his screenwriting debut with 1997's sci-fi comedy RocketMan, co-written with his then-writing partner Greg Erb.

Craig Mazin has since written movies such as Senseless, Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4, and Identity Thief.

Craig Mazin has directed two films: 2000's low-budget superhero film The Specials, which he produced, and the 2008 superhero spoof Superhero Movie, which he wrote.

Since 2006, Craig Mazin has collaborated with director Todd Phillips on several occasions.

Craig Mazin co-wrote both Hangover sequels, The Hangover Part II and The Hangover Part III, and executive produced School for Scoundrels.

Craig Mazin did not seek re-election and his term expired in September 2006.

Craig Mazin was named as the scriptwriter for the Lionsgate film adaptation of the Borderlands video game series in February 2020, though his name was removed from the project by 2023.

Craig Mazin was announced as co-writer and co-executive producer for a television series adaptation of the video game The Last of Us for HBO in March 2020, alongside the game's co-director and writer Neil Druckmann.

Craig Mazin supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.