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Matt Tyrnauer

About The Author

Matt Tyrnauer is an award-winning writer, journalist, and director whose films include Valentino: The Last Emperor, short-listed for an Academy Award for best documentary feature; Where's My Roy Cohn?, and Studio 54. His latest projects include The Reagans, a four-part documentary series for Showtime and the documentary series Home, for Apple. Tyrnauer's upcoming projects include a multi-part documentary series The Rise and Fall of Victoria's Secret, the dramatic adaptation of his Vanity Fair article Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills, and the dramatic adaptation of Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood with Fox Searchlight, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and directed by Luca Guadagnino.

As a journalist, Tyrnauer has written for Vanity Fair, where he was editor-at-large and special correspondent; his work has also appeared in other publications including GQ, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, L'Uomo Vogue, and Numero. Tyrnauer is based in Los Angeles.

Books by Matt Tyrnauer