John J. Strauss is an American screenwriter, TV writer and producer. He is best known for There's Something About Mary (1998), Mozart In The Jungle (2014), David Makes Man (2019), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) and Boy Meets World (1993). John has also worked on The Breaks (2017) and The Closer (1998), and has written a variety of films across numerous genres - animation, drama, comedy and more. He teaches at UCLA and lives in Los Angeles, CA.