'''Herschel Alan Weingrod''' (30 October 1947 [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], United States) is an American [[screenwriter]].<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/person/116269/Herschel-Weingrod New York Times]</ref> He has written and co-written a number of [[Hollywood]] [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] including ''[[Trading Places]]'', ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'', ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' with fellow writer [[Timothy Harris]] and the 1996 movie ''[[Space Jam]]''. His parents are of Jewish descent.