Kirby Lauren

Stuart Kirby Lauren (born June 22, 1972) is an American film and television writer, director, producer, and actor. Specializing in the field of comedy, he is best known as the creator of the sitcom Madcaps (2010–present) and the writer-director of the films Activist Man (2000), Partisanship (2005), and 2002: A Space Fail (2018).

Early life and family
Stuart Kirby Lauren was born on June 22, 1972 in, and has a mixed racial background. He was named after his father, Stuart Robert Lauren, an author and political activist. His mother, Beatrice Marie Donohue Lauren (née Donohue), is of, , and descent. Lauren is a distant relative of businessman Gregory Nickel.