Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter who has written for the films Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Arndt won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3. This made Arndt the first screenwriter nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay for his first two screenplays. He has also been credited under the pseudonyms Michael deBruyn and Rick Kerb, mainly used for script revisions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Arndt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Michael Arndt has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 2006. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Toy Story with 2 titles. Signature works include Toy Story 3, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Incredibles 2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 5 universes