Greg Takoudes is an author and filmmaker whose feature film, "Up with Me" which inspired his first novel, "When We Wuz Famous" won several awards, including the Special Jury Award at South by Southwest, and was distributed by IFC Films. Prior to moving to New York, he worked for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer as a member of the creative team at Imagine Entertainment in Los Angeles. Greg lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.