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Marc Silverstein
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>Silverstein was born to a <a href="/facts/American_Jews/zXED0Gus">Jewish</a> family.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> His writing partner is <a href="/facts/Abby_Kohn/ThJXeFTe">Abby Kohn</a>. They are known for co-writing romantic comedy films such as <i><a href="/facts/Never_Been_Kissed/MymXDMHL">Never Been Kissed</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/He%2527s_Just_Not_That_Into_You_(film)/sWXKhjmd">He's Just Not That Into You</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/How_to_Be_Single_(film)/pPbIAu04">How to Be Single</a></i>, and the story for <i><a href="/facts/Valentine%2527s_Day_(2010_film)/R1Vhlw28">Valentine's Day</a></i>. Their first co-directing project was <i><a href="/facts/I_Feel_Pretty_(film)/u0n6l0B4">I Feel Pretty</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Amy_Schumer/WPHPo3C7">Amy Schumer</a>. They also co-wrote the romantic drama film <i><a href="/facts/The_Vow_(2012_film)/8I6cv7qB">The Vow</a></i>. They also created the short-lived series <a href="/facts/Opposite_Sex_(TV_series)/GsgUFoRg">Opposite Sex</a> in 2000. </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Silverstein married actress <a href="/facts/Busy_Philipps/ALvBcVJr">Busy Philipps</a> on June 16, 2007, and they have two daughters. They separated in February 2021.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>With Abby Kohn</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Directors</th><th>Writers</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lewis_and_Clark_and_George/LxtNNFHG">Lewis and Clark and George</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Special thanks</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Never_Been_Kissed/MymXDMHL">Never Been Kissed</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/He%2527s_Just_Not_That_Into_You_(film)/sWXKhjmd">He's Just Not That Into You</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Valentine%2527s_Day_(2010_film)/R1Vhlw28">Valentine's Day</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>story</td><td>Co-written with <a href="/facts/Katherine_Fugate/GrtLcjNp">Katherine Fugate</a></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Vow_(2012_film)/8I6cv7qB">The Vow</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Co-written with <a href="/facts/Jason_Katims/vg0M4Wnl">Jason Katims</a></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/How_to_Be_Single/pPbIAu04">How to Be Single</a></i></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Co-written with <a href="/facts/Dana_Fox/Ydal0l9r">Dana Fox</a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/I_Feel_Pretty_(film)/u0n6l0B4">I Feel Pretty</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Co-directorial debut with Abby Kohn</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="reference-list">Reference list</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799050/">Marc Silverstein</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Twitter / Busyphilipps25: Happy birthday to my husband!!!!". Twitter.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013. <a href="https://twitter.com/Busyphilipps25/statuses/219326527056248836" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Busyphilipps25/statuses/219326527056248836</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Bloom, Nate (April 18, 2018). "Amy Schumer 'feeling pretty'; Joaquin's next flick; and a young Jewish Picasso". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. <a href="https://www.jweekly.com/2018/04/18/amy-schumer-feeling-pretty-joaquins-next-flick-young-jewish-picasso/" target="_blank">https://www.jweekly.com/2018/04/18/amy-schumer-feeling-pretty-joaquins-next-flick-young-jewish-picasso/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Busy Philipps reveals she and husband separated more than a year ago". Entertainment Weekly. <a href="https://ew.com/tv/busy-philipps-and-husband-marc-silverstein-have-separated/" target="_blank">https://ew.com/tv/busy-philipps-and-husband-marc-silverstein-have-separated/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>