He moved to Los Angeles in 2005; that same year he optioned his first script.[5][6] His script The How-To Guide for Saving the World appeared on the 2008 Black List, a list of highly regarded but unproduced screenplays as voted on by industry members, and optioned to MGM with Barry Sonnenfeld directing.[7][8]
In 2011, Grabinski wrote and directed a short film titled Cost of Living starring Brandon Routh. Routh was cast as a result of losing a bet.[9]
