Lorene Scafaria (born May 1, 1978) is an American screenwriter, playwright, actress, and film director. She is best known for her work on the films Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), and Hustlers (2019). Scafaria was born and raised in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, the daughter of Gail and Joseph R. Scafaria. Her father was an Italian immigrant, from Gioia Tauro, Calabria. She first became interested in writing when she would write a report on a fake book once a month to win Pizza Hut gift certificates from her school. She began to take an interest in storytelling and had written and produced her first play in Red Bank, New Jersey by the age of seventeen. After graduating from Holmdel High School in 1995 she attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania for a year before switching to New Jersey's Montclair State University when she could no longer afford Lafayette's tuition. She graduated from Montclair with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Theater. Scafaria has been in a relationship with comedian and filmmaker Bo Burnham since around 2013. They reside together in Los Angeles.
