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      Andrew Bergman

      Andrew Bergman

      Highest Rated: 94% The Freshman (1990)

      Lowest Rated: 13% Striptease (1996)

      Birthday: Feb 20, 1945

      Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA

      Crowned "The Unknown King of Comedy" by NEW YORK magazine in 1985, this former publicist and aspiring academic entered film comedy writing at the very highest level. The 26-year-old Bergman, having penned a 90-page treatment about a black militant cowboy entitled "Tex X," found himself collaborating with Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks on what would become the screenplay of "Blazing Saddles" (1974). Bergman received the sole writing credit for "The In-Laws" (1979), a wacky hit starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin. PREMIERE writer Andy Webster observed that the comedy writer's work on that project "established his metier: fast-paced farces depicting middlebrow protagonists trapped in extreme situations." Bergman scripted and made his directorial debut with "So Fine" (1981), a sometimes boldly silly Ryan O'Neal vehicle about a professor who conquers the garment industry with an idea for see-through jeans. Bergman's screenplay for Michael Ritchie's popular comic mystery "Fletch" (1985) provided a superior showcase for Chevy Chase. He again served as a writer-director with "The Freshman" (1990), an engaging and well-received comedy starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick.

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      SO FINE, writer-director Andrew Bergman on set, 1981, (c) Warner Brothers SO FINE, writer-director Andrew Bergman on set, 1981, (c) Warner Brothers IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, Andrew Bergman, Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, 1994, diner IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, Andrew Bergman, Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, 1994, diner HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, director Andrew Bergman, 1992, (c) Columbia Pictures. HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, director Andrew Bergman, 1992, (c) Columbia Pictures. THE FRESHMAN, director Andrew Bergman, on-set, 1990, (c) TriStar Pictures. THE FRESHMAN, director Andrew Bergman, on-set, 1990, (c) TriStar Pictures. STRIPTEASE, director Andrew Bergman, producer Mike Lobell, 1996. (c)Columbia Pictures STRIPTEASE, director Andrew Bergman, producer Mike Lobell, 1996. (c)Columbia Pictures
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      25% 38% Isn't She Great Director $3.0M 2000
      13% 24% Striptease Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer       		$32.8M 1996
      31% 22% The Scout Screenwriter $2.6M 1994
      71% 54% It Could Happen to You Director $37.8M 1994
      37% 54% Little Big League Executive Producer $12.1M 1994
      37% 67% Undercover Blues Executive Producer $12.0M 1993
      64% 36% Honeymoon in Vegas Director,
      Writer       		$33.5M 1992
      94% 61% The Freshman Director,
      Writer       		$20.7M 1990
      77% 81% Fletch Screenwriter - 1985
      71% 31% So Fine Director - 1981
      88% 91% Blazing Saddles Writer,
      Screenwriter       		- 1974