Biography

Justin Kuritzkes (born May 5, 1990) is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter best known for writing the scripts for two of Luca Guadagnino's films, Challengers and Queer. He has also been the subject of media coverage because of his activities on YouTube, such as the 2011 video "Potion Seller". Kuritzkes was born into a Jewish family and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father is a gastroenterologist, and his mother practises real estate law. In 2008, Kuritzkes graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.