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Herschel Weingrod
Herschel Weingrod
Born	October 30, 1947 (age 76); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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.

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]

^ "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.
^ Blank, Ed (June 8, 1983). "'Trading Places' Results In A Bankrupt Comedy". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.

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 * ''[[My Stepmother Is an Alien]]'' (1988)
 * ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' (1990)
+* ''[[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)
 * ''Lift'' (1992)
 * ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996)

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Herschel Weingrod
Born	(1947-10-30) October 30, 1947 (age 76) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Occupation	Writer