Herschel Weingrod | |
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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.