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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]].

==Education==

Weingrod earned his bachelor's degree in [[European history]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bulletproofscreenwriting.tv/herschel-weingrod/ |title=BPS 244: Billion-Dollar Comedy Screenwriting with Herschel Weingrod |publisher=Bulletproof Screenwriting |date=26 October 2022 }}</ref> He is also a graduate of the [[London Film School]].<ref name="LFS">{{cite web |url=https://lfs.org.uk/films-filmmakers/associates-london-film-school-alfs |title=Global Names from LFS |accessdate=2020-06-04 |work=lfs.org.uk}}</ref>

* ''[[Cheaper to Keep Her (film)|Cheaper to Keep Her]]'' (1981)<ref>{{cite news |last=Maza |first=Michael |date=March 18, 1981 |title=Male chauvinists will love 'Cheaper to Keep Her' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-male-chauvinists-will-l/147038224/ |work=[[Arizona Republic]] |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>

* ''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>

* ''[[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>

* ''[[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'' (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>

===As producer===

* ''[[Falling Down]]'' (1993)<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Bob |date=March 18, 1993 |title=Douglas has bad day in L.A. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-reporter-douglas-has-bad-day-i/147040326/ |work=[[Daily Reporter (Greenfield)|The Daily Reporter]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Awards==

* [[37th British Academy Film Awards|1984 BAFTAs]]: [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]''

==References==

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==External links==

* {{IMDb name|0918339}}

* {{amg name|116269}}

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