Nicholas Stoller

Nicholas Stoller (born March 19, 1976) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the comedy films Forgetting Sarah Marshall, its spin-off/sequel Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Neighbors (2014), its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and Bros (2022). He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008), The Muppets (2011), its sequel Muppets Most Wanted (2014), and Sex Tape (2014), as well as co-creating the television series The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), Friends from College (2017–2019), and Platonic (2023–present).

Early life Stoller was born on March 19, 1976, in London, to American parents, and was raised in Miami, with his brother, Matt Stoller, a columnist. His mother, Phyllis, is a travel tour operator, and his father, Eric C. Stoller, is a bank executive. Stoller was raised Jewish. He attended high school at St. Paul's, a New Hampshire boarding school. He went on to attend Harvard College and wrote for the comedy publication The Harvard Lampoon, and played for the improv comedy troupe The Immediate Gratification Players while an undergraduate.

Career From 2000 to 2001, Stoller wrote for Judd Apatow's short-lived Fox television series Undeclared and later co-wrote, again with Apatow, the 2005 comedy Fun with Dick and Jane. Stoller's directorial debut, the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is a romantic comedy starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Jonah Hill, Kristen Bell, Bill Hader and Russell Brand. The film was produced by Apatow Productions and was released by Universal on April 18, 2008.

In 2007, he wrote a single-camera comedy about a new teacher taking a job at the boarding school he once attended. He wrote Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey; the film was produced by Richard Zanuck and David Heyman. Stoller next wrote and directed a new film for Universal and Apatow Productions titled Get Him to the Greek. The film reteamed Stoller and Apatow with Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-stars Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. The film premiered on May 25, 2010, and opened in theaters on June 4, 2010.

In 2008, Stoller and Segel co-wrote The Muppets, the latest film incarnation to feature the characters in nearly 12 years. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released in 2011. After the film's success, Stoller and the film's director, James Bobin, wrote Muppets Most Wanted, a semi-sequel to the film.

Stoller also directed The Five-Year Engagement (2012), which he co-wrote with Jason Segel, who also starred. Apatow Productions produced the picture, which is about the ups and downs of a couple's five-year engagement. Stoller directed the film Neighbors, its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and shared a screenwriting credit on Sex Tape. In 2016, Stoller wrote and directed the animated comedy film Storks for Warner Animation Group.

Along with his wife Francesca Delbanco, Stoller created the comedy series Friends from College, which premiered on Netflix in July 2017. Stoller directed all eight episodes of the first season.

More recently, his Stoller Global Solutions company has renewed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television.

Personal life Stoller met Francesca Delbanco (daughter of writer Nicholas Delbanco and granddaughter of cellist Bernard Greenhouse) at a playwriting workshop for Harvard graduates in 2001. They married in 2005 and have three children.

Filmography

Films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2005 Fun with Dick and Jane 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Yes Man 2010 Get Him to the Greek Gulliver's Travels 2011 The Muppets 2012 The Five-Year Engagement 2014 Muppets Most Wanted Neighbors Sex Tape 2016 Zoolander 2 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Storks 2017 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Also soundtrack writerSong: "Saturday" 2018 Night School Smallfoot 2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold 2022 DC League of Super-Pets Bros 2024 Incoming 2025 You're Cordially Invited Animal Farm TBA Judgment Day Post-production

Television Year Title Director Writer Executiveproducer Creator Notes 2000 Strangers with Candy Episode "A Price Too High for Riches" 2001–2002 Undeclared Multiple episodes, also story editor 2012 Entry Level Unsold pilot 2015 The Carmichael Show The Grinder 2017–2019 Friends from College 2022 Panhandle 2023–present Platonic 2023–2025 Goosebumps

Appeared as himself Year Title Notes 2010 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber Episode: Dennis Quaid/Damon Wayans/Nicholas Stoller 2010–2014 Made in Hollywood Episodes: #5.28 and #9.28 Last Call with Carson Daly Episodes: Episode dated May 26, 2010, and Nicholas Stoller/Theo Von/Cerebral Ballzy 2014 IMDb: What to Watch Episode: Neighbors Just Seen It Episodes: Neighbors, Interview with Nicholas Stoller, Devil's Knot, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2025 The Studio Episodes: "The Promotion", "Casting", "CinemaCon", "The Presentation"

Other works Year Title Notes 2007 Blades of Glory Soundtrack writer Song: "Blades of Glory" 2009 Adventureland Thanks 2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Special thanks Puss in Boots 2013 Turbo Additional screenplay material 2016 Grimsby Special thanks 2017 The Lego Batman Movie Creative consultant The Lego Ninjago Movie 2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Special thanks