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'''Herschel Alan Weingrod''' (born October 30, 1947 in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]) is an American [[screenwriter]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/116269/Herschel-Weingrod |title=New York Times |access-date=2017-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205232947/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/116269/Herschel-Weingrod/biography |archive-date=2014-12-05 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |date=2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="encyclopedia.com">{{cite web |title=Weingrod, Herschel 1947- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/weingrod-herschel-1947 |publisher=[[Cengage]] |access-date=11 May 2024|via=[[Encyclopedia.com]]}}</ref> He has written and co-written a number of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] films including ''[[Trading Places]]'', ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'', ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' and ''[[Space Jam]]'' with fellow writer [[Timothy Harris (writer)|Timothy Harris]].
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'''Herschel Alan Weingrod''' (born October 30, 1947) is an American [[screenwriter]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/116269/Herschel-Weingrod |title=New York Times |access-date=2017-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103074718/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/116269/Herschel-Weingrod |archive-date=2012-11-03 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |date=2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="encyclopedia.com">{{cite web |title=Weingrod, Herschel 1947- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/weingrod-herschel-1947 |publisher=[[Cengage]] |access-date=11 May 2024|via=[[Encyclopedia.com]]}}</ref> He has written and co-written a number of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] including ''[[Trading Places]]'', ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'', ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' and ''[[Space Jam]]'' with fellow writer [[Timothy Harris (writer)|Timothy Harris]].


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* ''[[Trading Places]]'' (1983)<ref>{{cite news |last=Blank |first=Ed |date=June 8, 1983 |title='Trading Places' Results In A Bankrupt Comedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-trading-places-re/147035612/ |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Trading Places]]'' (1983)<ref>{{cite news |last=Blank |first=Ed |date=June 8, 1983 |title='Trading Places' Results In A Bankrupt Comedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-trading-places-re/147035612/ |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985)<ref>{{cite news |last=Northup |first=Brent |date=May 23, 1985 |title='Brewster's Millions': Richard Pryor a hit in comedy about wasting millions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-daily-news-brewsters-millions/147037643/ |work=[[Longview Daily News]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985)<ref>{{cite news |last=Northup |first=Brent |date=May 23, 1985 |title='Brewster's Millions': Richard Pryor a hit in comedy about wasting millions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-daily-news-brewsters-millions/147037643/ |work=[[Longview Daily News]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''Lifted'' (1988)
* ''Lifted'' (1988)<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
* ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 23, 1988 |title=Goofy 'Twins' uses Arnold's comedy gift |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-goofy-twins-uses-arnolds/147039653/ |work=[[The Sentinel (Pennsylvania)|The Sentinel]]|access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 23, 1988 |title=Goofy 'Twins' uses Arnold's comedy gift |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-goofy-twins-uses-arnolds/147039653/ |work=[[The Sentinel (Pennsylvania)|The Sentinel]]|access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[My Stepmother Is an Alien]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyar |first=Jay |date=December 15, 1988 |title='Alien' is strangely familiar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-alienisstrangely/14542194/ |work=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |pages=55, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-alienstepmother/14542225/ 59] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[My Stepmother Is an Alien]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyar |first=Jay |date=December 15, 1988 |title='Alien' is strangely familiar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-alienisstrangely/14542194/ |work=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |pages=55, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-alienstepmother/14542225/ 59] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' (1990)<ref>{{cite news |last=Shulgasser |first=Barbara |date=December 21, 1990 |title=Schwarzenegger in kindergarten? It's no joke |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-schwarzenegge/147039921/ |work=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' (1990)<ref>{{cite news |last=Shulgasser |first=Barbara |date=December 21, 1990 |title=Schwarzenegger in kindergarten? It's no joke |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-schwarzenegge/147039921/ |work=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Pure Luck]]'' (1991)<ref>{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |date=August 10, 1991 |title=Short's Comedic Genius Can't Carry 'Pure Luck' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-shorts-comedic-ge/147037458/ |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Pure Luck]]'' (1991)<ref>{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |date=August 10, 1991 |title=Short's Comedic Genius Can't Carry 'Pure Luck' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-shorts-comedic-ge/147037458/ |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''Lift'' (1992)
* ''Lift'' (1991)<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
* ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=November 15, 1996 |title=Hare, Jordan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-hare-jordan-by-michael/147037886/ |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |pages=155, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-hare-jordan-by-michael/147037935/ 160] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=November 15, 1996 |title=Hare, Jordan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-hare-jordan-by-michael/147037886/ |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |pages=155, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-hare-jordan-by-michael/147037935/ 160] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


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Herschel Alan Weingrod (born October 30, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American screenwriter.[1][2] He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood films including Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris.

Education

Weingrod earned his bachelor's degree in European history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3] He is also a graduate of the London Film School.[4]

Filmography

As writer

As producer

Awards

References

  1. ^ "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Weingrod, Herschel 1947-". Cengage. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via Encyclopedia.com.
  3. ^ "BPS 244: Billion-Dollar Comedy Screenwriting with Herschel Weingrod". Bulletproof Screenwriting. 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Global Names from LFS". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ Maza, Michael (March 18, 1981). "Male chauvinists will love 'Cheaper to Keep Her'". Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blank, Ed (June 8, 1983). "'Trading Places' Results In A Bankrupt Comedy". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Northup, Brent (May 23, 1985). "'Brewster's Millions': Richard Pryor a hit in comedy about wasting millions". Longview Daily News. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 23, 1988). "Goofy 'Twins' uses Arnold's comedy gift". The Sentinel. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Boyar, Jay (December 15, 1988). "'Alien' is strangely familiar". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. 55, 59. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Shulgasser, Barbara (December 21, 1990). "Schwarzenegger in kindergarten? It's no joke". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Turan, Kenneth (August 10, 1991). "Short's Comedic Genius Can't Carry 'Pure Luck'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Wilmington, Michael (November 15, 1996). "Hare, Jordan". Chicago Tribune. pp. 155, 160. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Thomas, Bob (March 18, 1993). "Douglas has bad day in L.A." The Daily Reporter. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herschel_Weingrod&diff=1224752049&oldid=1223317333

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