2005–2011 In 2005, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky joined the staff of the
NBC comedy series
The Office, where they remained from seasons 2 to 6. In addition to writing, he served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Eisenberg, "
Michael Scott Paper Company" and "
The Lover". Although he is not credited for directing "The Lover", similarly Eisenberg is not credited for directing "Michael Scott Paper Company", as only one person can be credited with directing the episode. They directed
The Outburst, a webisode series for
The Office. He acted as Leo, one of the Vance Refrigeration delivery people, along with Eisenberg, present in several episodes of
The Office. Stupnitsky, alongside Eisenberg, co-wrote two of the most critically acclaimed episodes, including "
Dinner Party" and "
Scott's Tots". Eisenberg and Stupnitsky have worked together on several screenplays, many of which they have produced as well. Alongside
Harold Ramis, they wrote the screenplay for
Year One, which starred
Jack Black and
Michael Cera, and was released in 2009. Following that, they wrote and produced the film
Bad Teacher, which starred
Cameron Diaz and
Justin Timberlake. They were to serve as producers of a proposed sequel. Eisenberg and Stupnitsky wrote a screenplay for
Ghostbusters III, but it was never produced.
2013–present In 2013, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky were listed as two of
Deadline Hollywoods "Overachievers" of the pilot season. Along with
Stephen Merchant, they created, executive produced, and wrote for the HBO series
Hello Ladies, which ran for one season and concluded with a feature-length special. That same year, they wrote a pilot for ABC based on the
BBC series
Pulling, in addition to serving as executive producers on the series
Trophy Wife, which aired for one season on ABC. They also executive produced the TV series
Bad Teacher for
CBS, which is based on their original screenplay. Stpunitsky and Eisenberg co-created the hit television series
Jury Duty, which won a 2023 Peabody Award. Stupnitsky made his directorial debut with the 2019 comedy film
Good Boys. He co-wrote and directed
No Hard Feelings, which stars
Jennifer Lawrence and was released June 2023. ==Filmography==