Steve Adams (writer)

Steven Saint Lawrence Adams (born February 8, 1947)^{[citation needed]} is an American author and screenwriter who also uses the penname Waldo Mellon.^[1] He wrote Envy (2004), starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black.^[2] Adams conceived the idea with long-time friend Larry David.^[3] They met while both were comedy writers for Fridays, a Saturday Night Live inspired show in the early 1980s.^[4][5] Adams also wrote Waiting for Forever (2010)^[6] starring Tom Sturridge, Rachel Bilson, and Blythe Danner^[7] as well as No Stranger Than Love (2015)^[8] starring Alison Brie and Colin Hanks.

Steve Adams
Adams in 2022
Born	Steven Saint Lawrence Adams (1947-02-08) February 8, 1947 (age 78)
Other names	Waldo Mellon
Education	Dartmouth College

In 2014, Adams wrote and self-published his first book What's What And What To Do About It^[9] under the pen name Waldo Mellon.^[10][11] The book was published in March 1, 2022 by Seven Stories Press.^[12]

Early life and family

Adams's uncle is Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), an American novelist known for satirical, science fiction.^[13] In 1958, Adams' mother, Alice Vonnegut Adams, died of cancer two days after her husband, James Carmalt Adams, was killed in a train accident. Vonnegut, Alice's brother, adopted Adams and his three brothers and raised them in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.^[14][15] Adams graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 with B.A. in English. He currently lives in Massachusetts, with his wife Jeannie.^[16]