Dustin Lance Black

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December 4, 2013 4:14PM EST
Dustin Lance Black
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Also Known As:
Dustin
Date of Birth:
June 10, 1974
Height:
5' 11"
Hometown:
Sacramento

Bio:
Dustin Lance Black (born in Sacramento, California on June 10, 1974) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter. He started out writing short films liek Somtething Close to Heaven, but quickly moved forward. In 2008, he rose to fame when writing the story and screenplay for Pedro, then writing the screenplay for Milk, which earned him both an Academy Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2011, he also wrote J. Edgar.

Best Known For:
Dustin Lance Black is best known for writing the screenplay for Milk.

Personal Life:
Dustin Lance Black is openly gay and rumored to be dating 19-year-old swimmer Tom Daley, who came out on Dec. 2.