Peter Hedges Peter Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director.

Hedges grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Valley High School, where he was involved in the theater department, including the improv group and the mime troupe, "The Bakers Dozen". He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career.

In 2002, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother.

In 2007, he co-wrote and directed Dan in Real Life.

In 2009, he was signed to write and direct The Odd Life of Timothy Green, a film conceived by Ahmet Zappa, to be produced by

User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. FitFortDanga Touching but manipulative and ham-fisted. The level of contempt that April's family feels for her is really puzzling. Scott Marlowe I'm amazed at the wildly varying ratings for this movie. My friend and I just love it, especially just before Thanksgiving. Katie Holmes absolutely knocks her part out of the park as a harried and worn down disappointment daughter trying to show her family that she's grown up and can put on Thanksgiving dinner. A quiet masterpiece of film making, not to be missed. ScottMarlowe I'm amazed at the wildly varying ratings for this movie. My friend and I just love it, especially just before Thanksgiving. Katie Holmes absolutely knocks her part out of the park as a harried and worn down disappointment daughter trying to show her family that she's grown up and can put on Thanksgiving dinner. A quiet masterpiece of film making, not to be missed.