From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jerry Stahl born September 28 1953 is an American novelist and screenwriter He is best known for his memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight A film adaptation followed with Ben Stiller in the lead role Stahl has worked extensively in film and television He has one daughter named Stella who is a senior at Northwestern University and is studying theater and political science Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Stahl licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia