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Karl Gajdusek
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<p>Karl Gajdusek (born 30 July 1968) is an <a href="/facts/Americans/srd9GJ5U">American</a> screenwriter, producer, and playwright. He was the showrunner for the first season of the Netflix series <i><a href="/facts/Stranger_Things/nNFByTRv">Stranger Things</a></i> and the co-creator of the TV series <i><a href="/facts/Last_Resort_(TV_series)/IvyW6yvN">Last Resort</a></i> with <a href="/facts/Shawn_Ryan/qsHmV1jP">Shawn Ryan</a>. They were both also executive producers for the series. Gajdusek also wrote for the series <i><a href="/facts/Dead_Like_Me/vXdx7IKt">Dead Like Me</a></i> and wrote the film <i><a href="/facts/Trespass_(2011_film)/UGdRFVtG">Trespass</a></i> (2011). He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2013 <a href="/facts/Tom_Cruise/kBgAITKE">Tom Cruise</a> movie, <i><a href="/facts/Oblivion_(2013_film)/Sx6QCpgj">Oblivion</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/The_November_Man/K6m44mF7">The November Man</a></i>, which was released in 2014. </p>