Adam Herz
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| Born | September 10, 1972 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Screenwriter, producer |
Adam Herz (born September 10, 1972) is an American screenwriter and producer. He founded the production company Terra Firma Films in 2003 with a first-look deal at Universal Studios.
Herz was born in New York City and raised in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the older of two boys, and his father, David, is a brain surgeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was with his mother's (Myrna) Super 8 camera that he made his first movies while a teen. Herz graduated from East Grand Rapids High School (see also East Grand Rapids Public Schools). He moved to Los Angeles after graduation from the University of Michigan in 1996. He held a number of production assistant jobs while working on writing spec scripts.
His first screenplay, originally titled East Great Falls High, was written over a winter ski vacation in 1998. It was based on his high school years in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. It sold for a reported $650,000 in 1999 and became the film American Pie.[1]
Herz created and runs the Emerging Writers Program, a series of classes that help upcoming screenwriters break into the business.
Filmography[]
- American Pie (1999) – Writer, Co-Producer
- Go Fish (2001) – Writer, Executive Producer
- American Pie 2 (2001) – Writer, Executive Producer, Actor (as Younger Business Suit)
- American Wedding (2003) – Writer, Producer
- My Best Friend's Girl (2008) – Producer
- American Reunion (2012) – Producer, Characters
- Wonder Park (2019) – Producer
- American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020) – Executive Producer, characters
References[]
- ^ Holden, Stephen (July 9, 1999). "FILM REVIEW; The Road to Manhood, Paved in Raunchy Jokes and Pie". The New York Times.
- ^ Osgerby, Bill (8 October 2019). American Pie: The Anatomy of Vulgar Teen Comedy. ISBN 9781134814688.
- ^ "A Jewish Slice of 'American Pie'". Jewish Journal. August 9, 2001.
External links[]
- Adam Herz at IMDb
- Terra Firma Films - Adam Herz's production company
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