C. Jay Cox (born 1962 in Nevada) is a screenwriter and director.Cox
grew up in Eastern Nevada and made his first film when he was eight
years old (a two-minute film noir called Vampire Cave). Growing up, he
continued writing and creating short films. He graduated with a BA in
Journalism from Brigham Young University. He then moved to Los Angeles
(where he currently lives) and worked as an actor, performance artist,
photographer and other jobs. He began making video shorts, industrial
films and documentaries. After he wrote his screenplay for The Thing
in Bob's Garage in 1998, he was given a number of jobs rewriting other
people's screenplays. His own screenplay, Sweet Home Alabama, became a
box office hit when the film, starring Reese Witherspoon, was released
in 2002. His next film Latter Days, which he wrote, produced and
directed, won him several audience awards at film festivals. The title
Latter Days refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
His familiarity with the subject matter came from his upbringing as a
fifth-generation Mormon. When he moved to Los Angeles he came out as
gay. The film is not autobiographical, but it is deeply personal. He
directed and produced the 2008 film Kiss the Bride, starring Tori
Spelling, and is a screenwriter for the 2009 film New in Town,
starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. He mentioned in a
2004 interview that some of his idols are James L. Brooks, Sydney
Pollack and Billy Wilder.Cox has one son, Alo.
grew up in Eastern Nevada and made his first film when he was eight
years old (a two-minute film noir called Vampire Cave). Growing up, he
continued writing and creating short films. He graduated with a BA in
Journalism from Brigham Young University. He then moved to Los Angeles
(where he currently lives) and worked as an actor, performance artist,
photographer and other jobs. He began making video shorts, industrial
films and documentaries. After he wrote his screenplay for The Thing
in Bob's Garage in 1998, he was given a number of jobs rewriting other
people's screenplays. His own screenplay, Sweet Home Alabama, became a
box office hit when the film, starring Reese Witherspoon, was released
in 2002. His next film Latter Days, which he wrote, produced and
directed, won him several audience awards at film festivals. The title
Latter Days refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
His familiarity with the subject matter came from his upbringing as a
fifth-generation Mormon. When he moved to Los Angeles he came out as
gay. The film is not autobiographical, but it is deeply personal. He
directed and produced the 2008 film Kiss the Bride, starring Tori
Spelling, and is a screenwriter for the 2009 film New in Town,
starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. He mentioned in a
2004 interview that some of his idols are James L. Brooks, Sydney
Pollack and Billy Wilder.Cox has one son, Alo.
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