John Requa, a renowned American screenwriter, was born on January 1, 1967. In collaboration with Glenn Ficarra, he has co-authored the screenplays for several notable films, including the family-friendly animated comedy "Cats & Dogs", the dark comedy "Bad Santa", and the 2005 remake of the classic "Bad News Bears".
Requa and Ficarra have also ventured into direction, helming the biographical comedy-drama "I Love You Phillip Morris", which starred the talented Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. For their writing efforts on this film, the duo received a prestigious nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
