Neil Druckmann

About Neil Druckmann

He is well known for his work with the video game developer Naughty Dog. He is an Israeli-American programmer and writer. He has earned widespread acclaim for his work on 2014's The Last of Us in particular, receiving BAFTA, DICE and Writers Guild of America awards as the game's writer and creative director.

Neil Druckmann is an Israeli-American writer, creative director, programmer and co-chair of Naughty Dog, best known for his video game franchises Uncharted and The Last of Us. He was born and raised until the age of 10 in Israel, where his experiences with the entertainment industry would later influence his storytelling techniques. He studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon University before finding a job in the video game industry. Druckmann's first job in the video game was an internship at Naughty Dog. In 2004, he became a programmer on Jak 3 and Jak X: Combat Racing, before becoming a designer for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. He has led the development of The Last of Us as a writer and creative director, roles he continued in the development of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. He has also written comic books, including the animated comic Uncharted: Eye of Indra and the graphic novels A Second Chance at Sarah and The Last of Us: American Dreams.

Title	Co-president
Nationality	Israeli, American
Born	December 5, 1978, Israel
Occupation	Creative director, writer, programmer
Spouse(s)	Maya Druckmann
Employer	Naughty Dog
Years active	2004–present
Alma mater	Florida State University, Carnegie Mellon University

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Trivia

He wrote the graphic novels A Second Chance at Sarah and The Last of Us: American Dreams, the latter of which is a prequel to The Last of Us.

Neil Druckmann before fame

In 1989, he and his family immigrated to the United States. He received his bachelor's degree in criminology from the University of Florida and went on to work as a research assistant at Florida State University.

Achievement of Neil Druckmann

He wrote A Second Chance at Sarah and The Last of Us: American Dreams, which is a prequel to The Last of Us.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Neil Druckmann family life

He is married to Maya and they have a daughter together.

Associations of Neil Druckmann

He worked on games in the Uncharted series as a writer and creative director, with Nolan North as the protagonist Nathan Drake's voice.

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