Noah Baumbach is a screenwriter and director from the United States. He is the ex-husband of Jennifer Jason Leigh a highly acclaimed American actress.
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The former couple met in 2001 while Jennifer Jason Leigh was starring on Broadway in Proof. The couple married on September 2, 2005. Their son was born on March 17, 2010.
Jennifer Jason Leigh filed for divorce on November 15, 2010, in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences. She sought spousal support as well as primary custody of the couple’s son, with visitation for Baumbach. The divorce was finalized in September 2013.
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He is well-known for his witty and intellectual comedies set in New York City, and he has been compared to Woody Allen and Whit Stillman.
Noah Baumbach’s breakthrough film The Squid and the Whale (2005) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
His other films include Margot at the Wedding (2007), While We’re Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).
His film Marriage Story (2019) earned an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination and Baumbach’s second Best Original Screenplay nomination.
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