Herschel Weingrod | |
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| Born | October 30, 1947 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. Weingrod and his parents are of Jewish descent.[2][3]
Education
Weingrod earned his bachelor's degree in European history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[4] He is also a graduate of the London Film School.[5]
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.
- ^ Parajuli, Rovik (2024-05-09). "From Torah Scrolls to Hollywood Scrolls: Dissecting Herschel Weingrod's Story". amy-movie.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Herschel Weingrod Wikipedia, Who is Herschel Alan Weingrod? - ShutterTure". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "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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