Andrew Bergman

Andrew Bergman

Andrew Bergman is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist.

Born in 1945, Bergman graduated from Binghamton University. He wrote the original screenplay for Mel Brooks's classic "Blazing Saddles", and was among the co-writers who adapted it into its final state. Since then, he has written or co-written the cult classics "The In-Laws", "Fletch", and "Soapdish"; written and directed "The Freshman", "Honeymoon in Vegas" and "It Could Happen To You"; written and produced "Striptease" with Demi Moore; and directed the Jacqueline Susann biopic "Isn't She Great".

Bergman has written four novels: "The Big Kiss-Off of 1944", "Hollywood and LeVine", "Tender Is LeVine", and "Sleepless Nights". He also wrote the Broadway comedy, "Social Security".

In 2007, Bergman received the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing from the Writers Guild of America. He lives in New York City with his wife and has two grown sons.


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