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Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York
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Richard LaGravenese has enjoyed an exemplary fast track screenwriting career in Hollywood. His second produced screenplay, "The Fisher King" (1991), garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and afforded director Terry Gilliam a solid critical and commercial success. LaGravenese served as producer on "The Ref" (1994), the third film to spring from his script, while his next three efforts, "A Little Princess", "Unstrung Heroes" and "The Bridges of Madison County" (all 1995), won him widespread critical acclaim. Before finding his true vocation, LaGravenese studied acting and
Grew up in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, NY
Wrote monologues for other actors while pursuing his own acting career
1989
Screenwriting debut, "Rude Awakening" a comedy about the culture clash between 1960s counterculture and 80s materialism; co-wrote with Neil Levy
1991
First solo screenwriting credit, "The Fisher King" directed by Terry Gilliam; garnered an Academy Award nomination
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