Jeff Vintar

Jeff Vintar (born in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his original screenplay, Hardwired, which became the basis for I, Robot. He attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop and published a series of cartoons in several issues of Random House's The Quarterly. Carving out a living as a factory worker, cabinet-maker, English teacher, and transit bus driver, Vintar broke into the film business when he sold three original screenplays in the span of five months.