Brian Lynch (writer) explained

Brian Lynch
Birth Date:June 21, 1973
Birth Place:New Jersey, U.S.
Birth Name:Brian Michael Lynch
Occupation:Screenwriter
Yearsactive:1997–present

Brian Michael Lynch (born June 21, 1973) is an American film and comic book writer. Lynch was the initial writer and co-creator of for IDW Publishing alongside Joss Whedon, and is best known for writing the screenplays for the films Puss in Boots (2011), Minions (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), and (2022). He has also written unproduced film adaptations of both The Sims[1] and The Muppets.[2]

Life and career

Growing up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, Lynch attended Middletown High School South and William Paterson University of New Jersey.[3]

Lynch went to school with (and was friends with) Vincent Pereira, who worked with Kevin Smith at the Quick Stop/RST Video and who inspired Smith's own film career.[4] Despite seeing himself as a writer rather than filmmaker, Lynch contributed in a non-writing capacity to Smith's early films and then wrote/directed one of three non-Smith-directed films under the View Askew label.

Except for four years during early childhood spent in Indiana, Lynch lived in New Jersey all his life.

In 2004, he moved to Hollywood, California.

Comics and animated series

Lynch has worked on a number of comics and animated series:

Microseries #1-3 (IDW Publishing)[5] [6] [7]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sims Coming to the Big Screen – ComingSoon.net . 2007-12-11 . 2007-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153744/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20635 . dead .
  2. Web site: Muppets What Could Have Been. 13 June 2007. 19 October 2020. 1 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001211510/https://toughpigs.com/muppets-what-could-have-been/. live.
  3. O'Sullivan, Eleanor. "Crude dudes in Red Bank", Asbury Park Press, January 6, 2002. Accessed August 2, 2007. "In addition to Vulgar from Johnson, Atlantic Highlands, the comedy Big Helium Dog, from Middletown's Brian Lynch, also will be shown."
  4. Smodcast Episode #225: The Lynch Pin
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210130158/https://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/1964/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Microseries #1: Raphael Coming in November!
  6. http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/2168 Get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Micro-series #2: Michelangelo Today!
  7. http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/2235/ IDW's New Print & Digital Books!
  8. Web site: Marie. Christine. Fancy Some Gothic Carpunk? Preview Monster Motors: The Curse of Minivan Helsing #1. Bleeding Cool. July 10, 2015. February 28, 2015. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011940/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/02/28/fancy-gothic-carpunk-preview-monster-motors-curse-minivan-helsing-1/. live.
  9. Web site: Universal Studios Hollywood unleashes Minion power . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191213040636/https://www.usatoday.com/story/dispatches/2014/04/11/minion-mayhem-universal-studios-despicable-me/7607643/ . 2019-12-13 . live .
  10. News: McMillan . Graeme . 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Brings Mischief to the Super Bowl . April 10, 2021 . The Hollywood Reporter . February 2, 2020 . February 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200203071635/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/minions-rise-gru-brings-mischief-super-bowl-2020-1274968 . live .

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