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Jon Hurwitz
Born November 15, 1977 in Byram, New Jersey, USA
7 films
Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an alumnus of Randolph High School.
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Jon Hurwitz, with Hayden Schlossberg, wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and wrote/directed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. They first met and became friends in high school in Randolph, NJ, and sold their first script "Filthy" to MGM while seniors in college. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Schlossberg a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school. Upon selling "Filthy", they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry.
Hurwitz and Schlossberg's next project is a relaunch of the American Pie franchise, which they will be writing and directing. In addition, they have several projects in development such as Grandma vs. Grandma, which they scripted for Paramount Pictures, and 21 Shots, which they are producing with Montecito Pictures.
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First watchAmerican Reunion20126.4Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who…View filmEssential films
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7 films- TBAKnight RiderWriter
- 202672 HOURSWriter
- 2012American ReunionScreenplay
- 2011A Very Harold & Kumar ChristmasWriter
- 2008Harold & Kumar Go to AmsterdamWriter
- 2008Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo BayScreenplay
- 2004Harold & Kumar Go to White CastleScreenplay