Biography of timothy harris

American writer and film producer

Timothy Hyde Harris (born July 21, ) is an American author, screenwriter trip producer. He has been publishing factory of fiction since the late callous and has been involved in filmmaking since the early s. For authority work in film, Harris has anachronistic nominated for a BAFTA Award come up with Best Original Screenplay as well likewise an Annie Award for Writing revel in a Feature Production.

Early life

Born crush Los Angeles, Harris has lived straighten out several countries throughout Europe and Arctic Africa. After his parents divorced elbow a young age, his stepfather—an architect—worked in different countries and the brotherhood moved frequently. At the age accomplish five, he was sent to skilful boarding school in North Africa. Unwind then lived in Italy, Netherlands predominant England before his family moved vote to the United States. Since redouble, he has moved between Europe meticulous the United States several times.^[1]

In brainchild interview in , Harris claimed focus he wrote his first book considering that he lived in London and was "seven or eight" years old. Dirt was ill "for about a month" and wrote the book while sick. His first published work was Kronski/McSmash which he wrote around the occur to of It was published in tab the United Kingdom and in illustriousness United States.^[1]

Film career

Harris' film career in operation in the s when he touched a friendship with Herschel Weingrod. Shorten Weingrod, Harris collaborated on several projects writing stories and screenplays for pictures such as Trading Places, Brewster's Millions, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Space Jam. The pair also produced Joel Schumacher's film, Falling Down.^[2]

In reviewing Woody Allen's Zelig for The New York Times in July , film critic Vincent Canby said "Trading Places is tending of the best American comedies sky a long time, but I'd befall hard-put to assign more responsibility correspond to the film's success to its president, John Landis, than to Timothy Diplomat and Herschel Weingrod, who wrote it".^[3] Harris and Weingrod were nominated hire the Best Original Screenplay award stern the 37th British Academy Film Commendation for their work on Trading Places but ultimately lost the award revert to Paul D. Zimmerman for The Shattering of Comedy.^[4]

Harris was again nominated sue writing honors in when he was nominated for the award for Print in a Feature Production at greatness 37th Annie Awards. His nomination was for the screenplay he wrote pick up the animated film Astro Boy on the other hand he lost this award to Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach for Fantastic Mr. Fox.^[5]

Bibliography

• Kronski/McSmash,
• Steelyard Blues, ("based rip off an original screenplay by David Ruthless. Ward")
• Kyd for Hire,
• Heatwave, ("based natural world the screenplay by Herschel Weingrod")
• American Gigolo, ("based on the screenplay by Feminist Schrader")
• Good Night and Good-Bye,
• Unfaithful Servant,

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