Brian HelgelandAKA:
Brian T Helgeland
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American Birthdate:
01/17/1961 Birthplace:
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biography
Formerly a commercial fisherman in his native New England, Brian Helgeland changed his career path by moving to L.A. and inaugurated his screenwriting career by collaborating on the scripts for two horror movies: Renny Harlin's "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" (1988), starring Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Englund's "976-EVIL" (1988). Sticking with the same genre, Helgeland received his first solo screenwriting credit for "Highway to Hell" (1992) before beginning his relationship with Richard Donner as co-writer of the simple-minded action-thriller "Assassins" (1995) and
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Year
Milestone
Worked as a commercial fisherman in New Bedford, MA in the early 1980s; changed career path "following a big storm at sea on Thanksgiving, 1985"
1986
Moved to Los Angeles
1988
First feature as screenwriter, Renny Harlin's "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master"
1988
Wrote script for Robert Englund's "976-Evil"
1992
Received first solo screenwriting credit for "Highway to Hell"
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