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Garrett van der Leun writes throwback antiheroes with happy endings. Raised in Northern California by a die-hard 1960s pop culture obsessive, Garrett grew up on famous monsters, comic books and character actors - the kind with unforgettable faces and moral codes you don’t forget. When it came time to get a “real job,” he bucked the family plan and became a creature suit performer through Jim Henson’s Creature Shop… then promptly fell in love with the daughter of Argentine revolutionaries. The worlds Garrett builds often carry bold genre DNA - crime, sci-fi, horror - but his characters are rooted in grounded, emotional sacrifice, shaped by the radical, principled family he married into. A former reader for Bold Films, Garrett brings a deep love of classic storytelling tropes and a compulsion to bend them until they crack. His dialogue-forward work is informed by training at Second City and sharpened through a Film & TV Writing Certificate from UCLA and Top Tier certification at Roadmap Writers. His scripts have placed at Austin, Big Break and Table Read My Screenplay and he has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for Sony and Hartbeat.…Garrett van der Leun writes throwback antiheroes with happy endings. Raised in Northern California by a die-hard 1960s pop culture obsessive, Garrett grew up on famous monsters, comic books and character actors - the kind with unforgettable faces and moral codes you don’t forget. When it came time to get a “real job,” he bucked the family plan and became a creature suit performer through Jim Henson’s Creature Shop… then promptly fell in love with the daughter of Argentine revolutionaries. The worlds Garrett builds often carry bold genre DNA - crime, sci-fi, horror - but his characters are rooted in grounded, emotional sacrifice, shaped by the radical, principled family he married into. A former reader for Bold Films, Garrett brings a deep love of classic storytelling tropes and a compulsion to bend them until they crack. His dialogue-forward work is informed by training at Second City and sharpened through a Film & TV Writing Certificate from UCLA and Top Tier certification at Roadmap Writers. His scripts have placed at Austin, Big Break and Table Read My Screenplay and he has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for Sony and Hartbeat.

Garrett Cleve

Writer, Assistant Producer, Screenwriter

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Garrett van der Leun writes throwback antiheroes with happy endings. Raised in Northern California by a die-hard 1960s pop culture obsessive, Garrett grew up on famous monsters, comic books and character actors - the kind with unforgettable faces and moral codes you don’t forget. When it came time to get a “real job,” he bucked the family plan and became a creature suit performer through Jim Henson’s Creature Shop… then promptly fell in love with the daughter of Argentine revolutionaries. The worlds Garrett builds often carry bold genre DNA - crime, sci-fi, horror - but his characters are rooted in grounded, emotional sacrifice, shaped by the radical, principled family he married into. A former reader for Bold Films, Garrett brings a deep love of classic storytelling tropes and a compulsion to bend them until they crack. His dialogue-forward work is informed by training at Second City and sharpened through a Film & TV Writing Certificate from UCLA and Top Tier certification at Roadmap Writers. His scripts have placed at Austin, Big Break and Table Read My Screenplay and he has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for Sony and Hartbeat.…Garrett van der Leun writes throwback antiheroes with happy endings. Raised in Northern California by a die-hard 1960s pop culture obsessive, Garrett grew up on famous monsters, comic books and character actors - the kind with unforgettable faces and moral codes you don’t forget. When it came time to get a “real job,” he bucked the family plan and became a creature suit performer through Jim Henson’s Creature Shop… then promptly fell in love with the daughter of Argentine revolutionaries. The worlds Garrett builds often carry bold genre DNA - crime, sci-fi, horror - but his characters are rooted in grounded, emotional sacrifice, shaped by the radical, principled family he married into. A former reader for Bold Films, Garrett brings a deep love of classic storytelling tropes and a compulsion to bend them until they crack. His dialogue-forward work is informed by training at Second City and sharpened through a Film & TV Writing Certificate from UCLA and Top Tier certification at Roadmap Writers. His scripts have placed at Austin, Big Break and Table Read My Screenplay and he has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for Sony and Hartbeat.

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Garrett van der Leun writes throwback antiheroes with happy endings. Raised in Northern California by a die-hard 1960s pop culture obsessive, Garrett grew up on famous monsters, comic books and character actors - the kind with unforgettable faces and moral codes you don’t forget. When it came time to get a “real job,” he bucked the family plan and became a creature suit performer through Jim Henson’s Creature Shop… then promptly fell in love with the daughter of Argentine revolutionaries. The worlds Garrett builds often carry bold genre DNA - crime, sci-fi, horror - but his characters are rooted in grounded, emotional sacrifice, shaped by the radical, principled family he married into.

A former reader for Bold Films, Garrett brings a deep love of classic storytelling tropes and a compulsion to bend them until they crack. His dialogue-forward work is informed by training at Second City and sharpened through a Film & TV Writing Certificate from UCLA and Top Tier certification at Roadmap Writers. His scripts have placed at Austin, Big Break and Table Read My Screenplay and he has also worked as a concept and storyboard artist for Sony and Hartbeat.

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Work Experience

Writer at MTHR CO

January 1, 2023 - Present

Wrote social media content in the founder’s voice and designed their posts in Canva; engaged with partners and clients via email and social media.

Writer at Roundabout Entertainment

June 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022

Adapted English language dubbing scripts for a series of international television shows using VoiceQ.

Assistant at Bill Lawrence

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2021

All-around assistant for Bill Lawrence, creator of Scrubs and Ted Lasso; managed needs of high-profile friends and associates and attended to the scholastic and social obligations of his teenage children.

Volunteer Coordinator at National MS Society

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Wrote fundraising and marketing copy, booked vendors, trained and coordinated hundreds of volunteers at events across Southern California; answered phones, organized supplies, and grew the volunteer pool year over year.

Script Coordinator at Midtown Entertainment

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

Worked as script coordinator on Sony’s Webby Award-winning series ISSUES; served as storyboard and concept artist and spoke on the project’s behalf at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Associate Producer at Finding Mabel (Documentary)

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012

Helped edit the script, shoot B-Roll, conduct archival research, coordinate interviews and create promotional artwork prior to its release, with work spanning Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.