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BIRTHDAY

February 20, 1945

Queens, New York City, NY

RECENT CREDITS

Isn't She Great (FILM) Jan. 28, 2000

Striptease (FILM) Jun. 28, 1996

It Could Happen to You (FILM) Jul. 29, 1994

Little Big League (FILM) Jun. 29, 1994

Honeymoon in Vegas (FILM) Aug. 28, 1992

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BIOGRAPHY

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The son of a New York Daily News columnist, director/writer Andrew Bergman attended Harper College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After receiving his doctorate in teaching in 1970, Bergman established his reputation as a "progressive" film historian / sociologist with his 1971 overview of 1930s films, We're In the Money. Bergman was hired as a "youth contact" p.r. man for United Artists; it was his job to clue the studio in as to what was "hot" amongst the young. Following his Broadway playwriting bow with Social Security, Bergman received his first screenwriting credit for Mel Brooks' blockbuster western parody Blazing Saddles (a later attempt by Bergman to write a genre spoof on his own, Rhapsody of Crime, died on the vine). After the success of his screenplay and story for 1979's The In-Laws, Bergman was given an opportunity to direct the Madison Avenue satire So Fine (1981). Forming his own production company with Michael Lobell, Bergman has written and/or directed such moneymakers as Fletch (1985), The Freshman (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas and It Could Happen to You (1994). Keeping Andrew Bergman "honest" have been such occasional non-hits as the 1991 soap-opera lampoon Soapdish and the weekly TV fiasco The Dictator (1992).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Dec. 16, 2002

Russell Crowe has officially announced his engagement to longtime Australian girlfriend, singer Danielle Spencer. Also: Tommy Lee Elton John Stan Lee Arnold Schwarzenegger Cedric the Entertainer Joe's Last Chance CHiPs Doug Liman Monica Lewninsky R.E.M. Lovin' Spoonful Zal Yanovsky

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B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend

Posted: Jan. 28, 2000

B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend

Posted: Jan. 30, 2000

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