Life and Career
He graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore Maryland in 1983, Northwestern University in 1987, and Harvard Law School in 1990. He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost. The Lost writing staff, including Pinkner, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons of Lost.
Pinker was hired by Columbia Pictures to re-write the Untitled The Amazing Spider-Man sequel script with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, based on a rough draft by James Vanderbilt. The film stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, while being directed by Marc Webb. It is scheduled to open, in the U.S., May 2014.
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