TOM J. ASTLE TOM J. ASTLE (Screenwriter) co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Ember. “Failure to Launch” marks their first produced feature film project. An Emmy Award-winning writer for the children's television series “Adventures in Wonderland,” Astle has written for a veritable smorgasbord of television comedies, science fiction shows, and children's programs. His credits include “Coach,” “Dave's World,” “Stargate,” “The Outer Limits,” “The Hughleys,” “Brother's Keeper,” and “The Jenny McCarthy Show” among others.   Astle also created the Disney Channel series “So Weird.” Upon graduating from the Film and Television department at Northwestern University, Astle moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a production assistant on the documentary “Hells Angels Forever.” He went on to work at Cannon Films, where he was in charge of producing main- and end-title credits for their feature film slate.    Astle lives in Sherman Oaks with his wife Sara and their three children.		Filmmakers Barry Mendel Cameron Crowe Carol Ramsey Christine Iso Christopher Rouse Claudio Miranda Clay A. Griffith Craig Mazin Colin Wilson David Digilio David Moritz David Zucker Don Burgess Donald J. Lee Jr. Ellen Mirojnick Eric Roth Frank Marshall Gary Barber George Jonas Grace Gilroy Janusz Kaminski Jeremy Conway Joanna Johnston John Toll John Willett John Williams Kathleen Kennedy Mark Isham Mark Waters Masaru Kakutani Matt Ember Michael Kahn Mike Alexander Nancy Steiner Nancy Wilson Patrick Crowley Paula Wagner Rick Carter Robert K. Weiss Roger Birnbaum Rolfe Kent Ron Bozman Scott Aversano Scott Rubin Steven Rosenblum Steven Spielberg Thomas Ackerman Tom Cruise Tom Dey Tom J. Astley Tony Kushner More Filmmakers