John Requa
Birthdate
January 1, 1967 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA
Known For
Writing
Details
Birthdate
January 1, 1967 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA
Known For
Writing
Biography
John Requa (born January 1, 1967) is an American screenwriter (with Glenn Ficarra) of Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa and the 2005 remake Bad News Bears. Requa and Ficarra directed Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in their screenplay I Love You Phillip Morris. For their writing on this film, Requa and Ficarra received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
John Requa's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Lego Batman Movie
Creative Consultant
I Love You Phillip Morris
Director
Directing (10)
King of the Jungle
• Director
Misadventure
• Director
2023
Rabbit Hole (4 episodes)
• Director (4 episodes)
2022
WeCrashed (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
2020
NEXT (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2016
This Is Us (7 episodes)
• Director (7 episodes)
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
• Director
2015
Focus
• Director
2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
• Director
• Director
Production (10)
16 States
• Producer
2025
Paradise (1 episode)
• Executive Producer (1 episode)
2023
Rabbit Hole (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2022
DC League of Super-Pets
• Executive Producer
2022
WeCrashed (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2020
NEXT (10 episodes)
• Executive Producer (10 episodes)
2018
Smallfoot
• Producer
2016
Storks
• Executive Producer
2016
This Is Us (105 episodes)
• Executive Producer (105 episodes)
2013
Back in the Game (13 episodes)
• Executive Producer (13 episodes)
Creator (1)
2023
Rabbit Hole
• Creator
Writing (15)
16 States
• Screenplay
Guys and Dolls
• Screenplay
2023
Rabbit Hole (4 episodes)
• Writer (4 episodes)
2021
Jungle Cruise
• Screenplay
• Screenstory
2018
Smallfoot
• Story
2016
Bad Santa 2
• Characters
2015
Focus
• Writer
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
• Characters
• Writer
2005
Bad News Bears
• Screenplay
2003
Bad Santa
• Writer
2001
Cats & Dogs
• Screenplay
1998
The Wild Thornberrys (1 episode)
• Writer (1 episode)
1997
The Angry Beavers (20 episodes)
• Writer (20 episodes)
Crew (2)
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
• Creative Consultant
• Creative Consultant