Facts:   - caption: wolfe in 2013    - birth name: george costello wolfe      - birth date: 23 september 1954    - name: george c. wolfe    - image: george c. wolfe 2013.jpg    - birth place: frankfort , kentucky , usa   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george c. wolfe .
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george costello wolfe -lrb- born september 23 , 1954 -rrb- is an american playwright and director of theater and film .he won a tony award in 1993 for directing '' '' and another tony award in 1996 for his direction of the musical `` bring in ` da noise/bring in ` da funk '' .he served as artistic director of the public theatre from 1993 until 2004 .