Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter. His two latest screenwriting works were credited under his pseudonym Michael DeBruyn, which is mainly used for script revisions. After graduating from New York University, Arndt was a script reader for some time before choosing to write screenplays instead. He is best known for his first produced screenplay Little Miss Sunshine, for which he received multiple awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Arndt is also well known for his second screenplay from the film Toy Story 3, for which he also received multiple awards and nominations including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. This made Arndt the first screenwriter ever to be nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay for his first two screenplays. 

January 1st, 2000 in McLean (Age 24)