Stephen J. Rivele

BIOGRAPHY

Known for writing mostly biographical films and his partnership with writer Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J. Rivele, is an American screenwriter and producer. Having made his debut as a screenwriter with Nixon in 1995, Rivele has subsequently written for films like Ali (2001), Copying Beethoven (2006), Edward Zwicks Prodigy (2014) and Birth of the Dragon, a martial arts action film directed by George Nolfi. The film, which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016, released in the theaters in August 2017.