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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> 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 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> 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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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> |
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> |
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Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | October 30, 1947
Occupation | Writer |
Herschel Alan Weingrod (born October 30, 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.
==Education-- Weingrod earned his bachelor's degree in European history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] He is also 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.