Chris Parizo is a Hollywood screenwriter originally from Burlington, Vermont.
Managed by Bellevue Management and repped by IAG. He programs the Breakouts section of the Slamdance Film Festival. His writing has been noted in industry trades as Deadline Hollywood, Variety, Indie Wire and Vanity Fair.
A former Atlanta/Boston area high school English teacher and professional musician, Parizo shared the stage with many artists including The Tragically Hip, Jewel, Deerhunter, Counting Crows, Band of Horses, Interpol, My Morning Jacket, The Pixies, Goo Goo Dolls, Colin Hay, Tenacious D, and others.
His spec script MUTT, based on the true story of skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen, trended on the Black List website earning him Hollywood representation. His script VICELAND, the story of the creators of Vice Magazine, landed on the 2020 Annual Black List, while his follow up KAZAN, the complicated friendship of Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller did the same in 2023.
Other solo projects include the George Michael biopic FAITH currently in development with Baha Entertainment, as well as the Diego Maradona film, 10. He recently co-wrote a feature alongside Oscar nominated screenwriting duo Hawk Ostby & Mark Fergus (IRON MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN).
Parizo has developed features alongside notable production companies, personalities, and development execs, including Legendary Films, Kenny Ortega, Janet Lee of Playstation Studios, Big Swell Entertainment's Andy Horwitz, Matthew McConaughey, Silk Road, Marvel Films, Ben Everard, LucasFilm, John Krasinski, CJ Entertainment, Nick Jonas, Jane's Addiction, Sugar23, and Richard Donner.
