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'''Herschel Alan Weingrod''' (born 30 October 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> 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]]. His parents are of Jewish descent. |
'''Herschel Alan Weingrod''' (born 30 October 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> 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]]. His parents are of Jewish descent. |
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He is 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> |
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 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> |
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==Filmography== |
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* ''Lift'' (1992) |
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* ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[Falling Down]]'' (1993) |
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* [[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]]'' |
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Revision as of 11:51, 8 May 2024
Herschel Weingrod | |
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Herschel Alan Weingrod (born 30 October 1947) is an American screenwriter.[1] He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris. His parents are of Jewish descent.
Weingrod earned his bachelor's degree in European history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] He is a graduate of the London Film School.[3]
Filmography
As writer
- Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
- Trading Places (1983)
- Brewster's Millions (1985)
- Lifted (1988)
- Twins (1988)
- My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
- Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Pure Luck (1991)
- Lift (1992)
- Space Jam (1996)
As producer
- Falling Down (1993)
Awards
References
- ^ "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "BPS 244: Billion-Dollar Comedy Screenwriting with Herschel Weingrod". Bulletproof Screenwriting. 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Global Names from LFS". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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