Biography
J. David Stem is an American screenwriter. Born on 26 June 1973 in Durham, North Carolina, he has worked extensively in animation and family films, often in collaboration with writing partner David N. Weiss.
His feature credits include the screenplay for Shrek 2 (2004), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Are We There Yet? (2005), The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). He contributed to The Rugrats Movie (1998), Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) and the Rugrats television series, for which he received Emmy nominations.
Stem also wrote for Clockstoppers (2002), Daddy Day Camp (2007) and provided the story for Disenchanted (2022).
