Years active 1979–present Siblings Jack Blum Education McMaster University | Role Screenwriter Name Len Blum | |
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Full Name Leonard Solomon Blum Born 1951 (age 63–64) Montreal, Canada Occupation Screenwriter, composer, filmmaker Spouse Heather Munroe-Blum (m. 1970) Awards Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay Movies Over the Hedge, The Pink Panther, Heavy Metal, Stripes, Meatballs Similar People Daniel Goldberg, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick, Gerald Potterton, Michael Fry | ||
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Leonard Solomon "Len" Blum (born 1951) is an award-winning Canadian screenwriter, film producer and film composer.
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- Len Blum Screenwriter
- Early life
- Career
- Accolades
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Len Blum - Screenwriter
Early life
Blum attended Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. He later graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975.
Career
He has written many films including Meatballs, Stripes, Heavy Metal, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Meatballs III: Summer Job, Feds, Beethoven's 2nd, Private Parts, The Pink Panther and Over the Hedge. Prior to his film career, he was a songwriter and produced radio commercials.
In 2015, the Toronto International Film Festival created a screenwriter's residency program named after Blum, specifically for up and coming Canadian screenwriters to develop their projects. The inaugural resident was Stephen Dunn. In 2016, Andrew Cividino was announced as the new resident.
Accolades
He won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay, in 1980, for the film Meatballs.
Personal life
He has been married to Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum since 1970 with whom he has one child.