Donald Kaufman
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Donald Kaufman is the fictional twin brother of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, and was created for the film Adaptation.. He was also given a writing credit and was the first (and only) fictional person nominated for an Academy Award. He tragically "passed away" during preproduction of Adaptation., although some suggested that if he did win the award, Spike Jonze (who directed Adaptation.) or Nicolas Cage (who played Donald and Charlie in it) would play him and accept it.
The DVD edition of Adaptation. contains a filmography which lists Donald Kaufman as having written Adaptation. and The 3, a screenplay he writes in Adaptation..