Bill Dubuque

Dubuque was born in St. Louis, Missouri, spending time working on the Lake of the Ozarks as a teen.{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/st-louisan-brings-his-own-history-to-netflix-s-ozark/article_524e6994-911d-54a0-b2c6-1601fe763fb5.html |title=St. Louisan brings his own history to Netflix's Ozark |author=Gail Pennington |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=July 21, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} He still lives in St. Louis, with his wife and three children, with whom he still frequently visits the Lake of the Ozarks.

Before starting as a screenwriter in 2008, Dubuque worked as a recruitment headhunter. He was approached by producer Mark Williams with the rough idea for The Accountant, which Dubuque developed into a script named to the 2011 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood,{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/the-black-list-2011-screenplay-roster-204025/ |title=The Black List 2011: Screenplay Roster |author=Nikki Finke |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} including doing research to develop the protagonist (played by Ben Affleck) to have high-functioning autism; the film was credited by Autism Speaks for its portrayal of the disorder. The first screenplay of his to be produced, 2012's The Judge, led to Dubuque being recognized as one of Variety{{'}}s 10 screenwriters to watch{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/10-screenwriters-to-watch-to-be-honored-at-whistler-film-fest-1118062456/ |title=10 Screenwriters to Watch to be honored at Whistler Film Fest |author=Katherine Brodsky |work=Variety |date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} and named to the 2012 Black List with 20 mentions.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/2012-black-list-announced-1118063716/ |title=2012 Black List announced |author=Jeff Sneider |work=Variety |date=December 17, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }}{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2012/12/black-list-2012-winners-390080/ |title=The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster |author=Nikki Finke |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 17, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }}

In 2015, Dubuque successfully pitched an action-adventure called The Real McCoy to Universal Pictures, with Chris Pratt attached to star;{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/jason-bateman-star-ozark-drama-series-mrc-1201549370/ |title=Jason Bateman To Topline, Produce & Direct Ozark Drama Series For MRC |author=Nellie Andreeva |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} {{as of|2018|1|lc=y|post=,}} the film is still in production.{{IMDb title|4607944|The Real McCoy}}{{better source|date=January 2018}} Another collaboration with Mark Williams, A Family Man, was released in 2016;{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-family-man-review-20170727-story.html |title=Review: Gerard Butler is a big miss in overbearing and treacly drama A Family Man |author=Gary Goldstein |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 27, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} with a working title of The Headhunter's Calling, the script was based on Dubuque's previous work in recruitment.{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/gerard-butler-the-headhunters-calling-tiff-voltage-pictures-interview-1201816205/ |title=The Headhunter's Calling Star Gerard Butler On Latest Passion Project &; How "There's Just No Safety Anymore In This Industry" – Toronto |author=Matt Grobar |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 10, 2016 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} Dubuque's teenage experiences at an Ozarks resort led him to work again with producer Mark Williams{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ozark-renewed-season-2-at-netflix-1029634 |title=Ozark Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix |author=Lesley Goldberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 15, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} and male lead Jason Bateman on developing the series Ozark, which was released on Netflix in 2017 and quickly renewed for a second season, as well as earning the writing team a Writers Guild of America Award nomination.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/writers-guild-award-tv-nominations-americans-handmaids-tale-glow-1202632895/ |title=Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: The Americans, Handmaid's Tale, GLOW Grab Multiple Mentions |author=Cynthia Littleton |work=Variety |date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2018 }} In April 2019, Dubuque replaced Damian Szifron as the screenwriter for the film adaptation of The Six Million Dollar Man.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/six-billion-dollar-man-travis-knight-mark-wahlberg-1203191267/|title='Bumblebee' Director to Tackle 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Adaptation for WB, Mark Wahlberg (Exclusive)|last=Kroll|first=Justin|work=Variety|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=August 1, 2020}} In September 2024, he wrote and executive produced the upcoming Netflix series His & Hers.{{cite web|title=Jon Bernthal And Pablo Schreiber Join Tessa Thompson In 'His & Hers'|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=September 10, 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/jon-bernthal-pablo-schreiber-his-and-hers-netflix-1236083592/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 21, 2025}}

• Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series
• Producers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama}}

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