Andrew Bergman

Born: 20 February 1945
Where: Queens, New York

Andrew earned a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin. His dissertation, a study of Depression-era Hollywood films, was published in 1971 by NYU Press under the title "We're In the Money: Depression America and Its Films".

Andrew entered film comedy writing at the very highest level. At 26 he wrote about a black militant cowboy entitled "Tex X", and soon found himself collaborating with Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks on what would become the screenplay of Blazing Saddles.

He received the sole writing credit for The In-Laws, a wacky hit starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin, after which he scripted and made his directorial debut with So Fine.

Andrew served as a writer-director for popular comic mystery Fletch and again with The Freshman starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick.

In the mid-1980s, he formed Lobell/Bergman Productions with Michael Lobell, and for the first time was credited as producer for White Fang.

Andrew wrote the screenplay for Soapdish, wrote and directed Honeymoon in Vegas, and directed It Could Happen to You.

He directed the not so successful Striptease with Demi Moore then helmed Isn't She Great with Bette Midler and Nathan Lane, before working behind the camera on another romantic comedy, Joe's Last Chance.