Younger was born in Brooklyn, and raised in a Modern Orthodox Jewish household in Eltingville, Staten Island[1] and in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
[1] After leaving university, he set his sights on a career in politics,[2] taking on a role as a policy analyst for the New York City comptroller's office, where he served as a legislative aide to Alan Hevesi.
A corporate drama in the mold of Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross, with colorful dialogue that some critics compared to David Mamet,[5][6] the film exposed the shady world of "chop shops" (underground brokerage firms), and starred Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nicky Katt, Jamie Kennedy, and Ben Affleck.
The film stars Miles Teller, Katey Sagal, Amanda Clayton and Aaron Eckhart, and is executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
In addition to his film projects, Younger has been published in The New Yorker, and has sold numerous television pilots to FX, NBC, ABC and Fox, to name a few.