Jay McInerney

Writer
Actor
Producer

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Jay McInerney was born on 13 January 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Gia (1998), The Last of the Savages and Bright Lights, Big City. He has been married to Anne Hearst since 21 November 2006. He was previously married to Helen Bransford, Merry Reymond and Linda Rossiter.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Gia

6.9

TV Movie

Writer

1998

The Last of the Savages

Writer

Bright Lights, Big City

Producer

Brightness Falls

TV Series

Writer

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Writer

Gia
6.9
TV Movie
- written by
- 1998
Smoke Screens
Short
- story
- 1997
Drug-Taking and the Arts
7.6
- novel "Bright Lights, Big City"
- 1993
Hotel Room
6.4
TV Mini Series
- written by
- 1993
Bright Lights, Big City
5.7
- novel
- screenplay
- 1988

Actor

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Personal details

Born
- January 13, 1955
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Other works
Wrote, played self, in filmed essay in short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime Networks Inc. Directed, photographed by John M. Heller; produced by Marc Wallace.
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Received B.A. from Williams College in 1976; post-graduate studies at Sycracuse University.

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[on director James Bridges] I think we're probably lucky that [Jim] was not a thirty-two year old director... I often feared that someone was going to try to make a music video out of my book.