Years active 1989–present Spouse Ann Weiss Children 1 Books The fisher king | Name Richard LaGravenese Role Screenwriter | |
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Occupation Screenwriter, film director Movies Beautiful Creatures, PS I Love You, The Last Five Years, Freedom Writers, Unbroken Similar People Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Margaret Stohl, Kami Garcia, Jeremy Jordan | ||
Richard lagravenese interview ps i love you
Richard LaGravenese (born October 30, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known as the writer of The Fisher King.
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- Richard lagravenese interview ps i love you
- last five years interview jeremy jordan and director richard lagravenese
- Personal life
- Career
- Awards
- Television
- Announced projects
- References
last five years interview jeremy jordan and director richard lagravenese
Personal life
LaGravenese was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a taxi driver. He is of Italian descent. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1980 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting.
Career
LaGravenese wrote The Fisher King on spec in the late 1980s. It was acquired by Stacey Sher, Lynda Obst, Debra Hill's production company and subsequently directed by Terry Gilliam.
In New York City during the early 1980s, billed as "The Double R" comedy duo, in collaboration with playwright Richard O’Donnell, LaGravenese co-penned and consecutively performed in several Off-Off-Broadway productions including Spare Parts, Blood-brothers" at The 78th Street Theatre Lab, The Lion Theatre, and West Bank Cafe.
Awards
LaGravenese was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Fisher King.
In 2002, LaGravenese was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter Award.
Television
He is the creator of The Divide and wrote all but one episode.