director playwright screenwriter
Kumble was raised in Harrison, New York and attended Harrison High School. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1988, where he wrote for the "Waa Mu" show. In 2003, Kumble completed his Hollywood trilogy with the critically acclaimed "Turnaround", again starring David Schwimmer, which sold out its entire run in Los Los Angeles
He began his career as a playwright and director in 1993 with the Hollywood satire "Pay or Play", which garnered him the Los Angeles Weekly Theater Award for Best Comic Writing. His second play, "1997’s d girl", starring David Schwimmer, earned him four Dramalogue Kumble made his feature-film-directorial debut with 1999’s Sony Pictures box-office hit, Cruel Intentions, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair. His screenplay transposed the French classic to modern New New York
He also directed Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné and Donny Osmond in Disney’s successful family-comedy College Road Trip.
His next film, Furry Vengeance, starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields, was released in April 2010. Most recently, he has directed episodes of the television series Entourage, Pretty Little Liars, Revenge and Ringer starring Cruel Intentions actors Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sean Patrick Thomas.
"Pay Or Play" (1993- Hudson Theater, Los Angeles) "d girl" (also directed by Kumble) (1997-Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles) "Turnaround" (2003-Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles) "Girls Talk" (2011-Lee Strasberg Theater - Los Angeles).
