Background
Belber was born in Washington, District of Columbia
(When Jon attends the premier of his movie in the Lansing ...)
When Jon attends the premier of his movie in the Lansing Film Festival, he faces the most important weekend of his young life-but not in ways he expected. His old pal, Vince, has been stewing for a decade and their high school friend, Amy, is now the assistant district attorney in Lansing. Edgy humor gives way to fiery confrontation that examines memory and perception. A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: William Mapother, Alison West, Josh Stamberg
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Belber was born in Washington, District of Columbia
He studied philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating in 1989.
He moved to New York at the age of 25, where he unwittingly moved in with a roommate with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and helped nurse him for two years until he died. He held a variety of jobs including waiter, substitute teacher, and wire service operator for the United Nations. His first show in New York was a solo show entitled "Psychotic Busboy Blues".
He went on to attend the Playwrights Horizons Theater School where he worked on his third solo show "One Million Butterflies".
In 1994 he was accepted to the playwriting program at The Juilliard School, where in his second year he produced his first multipart play "Stone Cold Lyricism". He then wrote the screenplay for the 2001 film adaptation of the play Tape, directed by Richard Linklater.
Belber"s next major project in 2001 came from working with the Tectonic Theatre Project. Between 2002 and 2003, Belber wrote for the United States television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Belber"s Broadway debut came in 2004 with his play "Match".
Belber"s other plays include "The Transparency of Val", "The Wake", "Through Fred", "The Death of Frank", "Mel and Gene", "A small melodramatic story", "McReele", and "Stabbing". His films include "Drifting Elegant", and Management. His play "Dusk Rings A Bell" received its Euoropean premiere at the HighTide Festival, Halesworth in April 2011.
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