Jeff Van Wie - Biography

Jeff Van Wie

After graduation from the University of Notre Dame, Jeff Van Wie (Screenplay by) began a career in information technology that lasted 23 years. But this career never was his passion and in 1993 he started writing screenplays and studying the art of film. In 2006, Jeff decided to take a sabbatical and focus on screenwriting. He pitched a script idea to Nicholas Sparks. Sparks loved the idea and the two collaborated to write an inspirational story about an ninner city schoolboy who uses his legs and lungs to free him from his dangerous surroundings. “One Square Mile” represented their first collaboration until Sparks was approached by Disney to write “The Last Song.” Van Wie is now a full-time writer and member of the WGAEast. He is repped by UTA and is currently working on a third collaboration with Sparks.

Filmography

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The Last Song - Julie Anne Robinson (2010)