Craig Mazin
Craig Mazin | |
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Mazin at the 2025 SXSW | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Melissa Mazin |
| Children | 2 |
Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), the latter alongside Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann. For the former, he won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Limited Series.
Prior to his dramatic work, Mazin was primarily known for his work on comedy films such as Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Superhero Movie (2008), The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III, and Identity Thief (both 2013).