Gary Spinelli

Biography

Gary Spinelli is an acclaimed American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on American Made (2017), a biographical crime drama starring Tom Cruise. He co-wrote and served as executive producer on the film, which chronicles the true story of pilot Barry Seal and earned both critical and commercial success. Following that success, Spinelli contributed uncredited script revisions to Chaos Walking (2021), showing his versatility in handling both original and franchise screenplays. He gained further acclaim writing the screenplay for the action-thriller The Amateur (2025), an espionage story adapted from a 1981 novel. On television, he has served as consulting producer on Nightflyers (2018) and penned the pilot episode for Impulse (2018). With multiple projects in development—including scripts for a Stan Lee biopic, a historical thriller Hindenburg, and the TV adaptation Rub & Tug—Spinelli continues to cement his reputation for compelling, character-driven storytelling. His career reflects a keen ability to blend factual depth with cinematic flair, positioning him as a leading voice in modern screenwriting.

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