Andrew Bergman

Andrew Bergman ( born February 20, 1945 in New York City ) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Life and achievements

Bergman graduated from Harpur College in 1965. He was one of the authors of the script of the comedy What's Up, Sheriff? by Mel Brooks, for which he the Writers Guild of America Award received in 1975 and was nominated for the BAFTA Award. The screenplay of the crime comedy Fletch - The Troublemaker with Chevy Chase earned him a nomination for the 1986 Edgar Allan Poe Award. The comedy Honeymoon in Vegas, where he worked as a director and scriptwriter, he turned with Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker and James Caan. For the script and the director of the movie Striptease with Demi Moore, 1997, he received twice the Golden Raspberry.

In addition, Bergman has also appeared as a writer. So he published 1974-2001 three crime novels about the private detective Jack LeVine and 1994 the novel Sleepless Nights (German children of innocence ). Furthermore, he laid in 1973 is also a biography of film actor and singer James Cagney ago (Eng. James Cagney. , His films, his life ).

Bergman is married and has two sons. He lives in New York City.

Filmography (selection)