Herschel Weingrod

Herschel Alan Weingrod (born October 30, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American screenwriter. He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood films including Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris.

Education
Weingrod earned his bachelor's degree in European history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also a graduate of the London Film School.

As writer

 * Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
 * Trading Places (1983)
 * Brewster's Millions (1985)
 * Lifted (1988)
 * Twins (1988)
 * My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
 * Kindergarten Cop (1990)
 * Pure Luck (1991)
 * Lift (1991)
 * Space Jam (1996)

As producer

 * Falling Down (1993)

Awards

 * 1984 BAFTAs: Best Original Screenplay for The King of Comedy