Stacy Chbosky

Stacy Chbosky is an American writer and performer born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1972. At fourteen, she wrote and illustrated a children's book titled Who Owns the Sun?, which won several awards. Disney adapted it into a short film in 1990, and the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet performed a version narrated by James Earl Jones. In 1991, USA Today named her one of twenty top high school seniors. After graduating as valedictorian from Upper St. Clair High School, she studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a BFA in 1995. Her stage career included a national tour with Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees! and a European tour with The Rocky Horror Show. She performed with the rock band Young and Fabulous! at Woodstock '99 and with her punk band Skum at the 2004 Slamdance Film Festival opening night. She co-founded the sketch comedy group Shirley Chickenpants, which appeared at Joe's Pub and the HBO Workspace.