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Lawrence Wright is an American author, screenwriter, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. Wright is best known as the author of the 2006 nonfiction book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Wright is also known for his work with documentarian Alex Gibney who directed film versions of Wright's one man show My Trip to Al-Qaeda and his book Going Clear.
Birth Name
Lawrence George Wright
Born
Saturday, 02 August 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| God Save Texas | Self | 2024 |
| Kingdom of Silence | Self | 2020 |
| The Movies | Self - Playwright, Cleo | 2019 |
| The 2000s | Himself - Author, 'The Looming Tower' / Himself - Author, 'The Terror Years' | 2018 |
| Three Identical Strangers | Himself / Self - Journalist & Author | 2018 |
| The Nineties | Self - Author, 'The Looming Tower' | 2017 |
| Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath | Self | 2016 |
| The Seventies | Self - Author, 'Going Clear' / Self - Author, 'Thirteen Days in September' | 2015 |
| Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief | Self / Self - Interviewee | 2015 |
| The New Yorker Presents | Self | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| God Save Texas | Self | 2024 |
| Kingdom of Silence | Self | 2020 |
| The Movies | Self - Playwright, Cleo | 2019 |
| The 2000s | Himself - Author, 'The Looming Tower' / Himself - Author, 'The Terror Years' | 2018 |
| Three Identical Strangers | Himself / Self - Journalist & Author | 2018 |
| The Nineties | Self - Author, 'The Looming Tower' | 2017 |
| Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath | Self | 2016 |
| The Seventies | Self - Author, 'Going Clear' / Self - Author, 'Thirteen Days in September' | 2015 |
| Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief | Self / Self - Interviewee | 2015 |
| The New Yorker Presents | Self | 2015 |
| The Sixties | Self - Author | 2013 |
| CBS Saturday Morning | Self - Author | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Author | 2012 |
| Overheard | Self - Interviewee | 2010 |
| Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia | Self | 2010 |
| My Trip to Al-Qaeda | Himself / Self | 2010 |
| The Colbert Report | Self - Author, 'The Looming Tower' / Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| PBS NewsHour | Self | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Won |
