- On February 11, 2003, Charlie Kaufman was nominated for a Academy Award, along with his fictional twin brother Donald Kaufman, for the screenplay of Adaptation (2002). This is one of the few times in Oscar history that a nomination has been bestowed upon a fictional human being.
- Worked alongside Stephen Colbert and Louis C.K. on the writing staff of The Dana Carvey Show (1996).
- 3 of the 5 movies he has penned so far are based around real people in fictional situations: Susan Orlean, John Laroche and himself in Adaptation. (2002), Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich (1999) (obviously).
- Did uncredited rewrite of Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
- Wrote an unproduced draft of A Scanner Darkly (2006).
- Ranked #100 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. He was the only writer on the list.
- Kaufman has a reputation for avoiding interviews with the media, but this is a fallacy, as demonstrated by the scores of interviews you can find online. He has rarely been interviewed on TV; he was interviewed by Charlie Rose at the end of March 2004, and by Stephen Colbert in December of 2008. He was also interviewed by Charlie Rose in October of 2008.
- Charlie's fictional twin Brother Donald Kaufman is credited as the screenwriter of the fictional psychological thriller "The 3", as described in Adaptation. (2002).
- Has one daughter, Anna.
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