Michael Tolkin

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Michael Tolkin (March 2011)

Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950 in New York City ) is an American writer , screenwriter and film director .

Life

Michael Tolkin was born to Edith Leibovitch and comedy writer Mel Tolkin . After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1974 from Middlebury College , he moved back to New York, where he worked for a few years as a journalist in 1979 with three scripts for the television series Delta House for the first time in film. With Gleaming Heart - Rebels on skateboards screenplay was filmed by him for a feature film for the first time 1,989th After he wrote the novel The Player in 1988 , he was able to celebrate his greatest success to date with the film adaptation of The Player in 1992 , a nomination at the 1983 Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay .

Michael Tolkin is married to psychologist Wendy Mogel and is the brother of screenwriter Stephen Tolkin .

Works

  • 1988: The Player
  • 2002: Among the Dead
  • 2003: Under Radar
  • 2006: The Return of the Player

Filmography (selection)

  • 1979: Delta House (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1980: Taxi (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1989: Gleaming Heart - Rebels on Skateboards (Gleaming the Cube)
  • 1991: Dark Enlightenment (The Rapture)
  • 1992: Beyond the White Line (Deep Cover)
  • 1992: The Player
  • 1994: Flames of Resistance (The Burning Season)
  • 1994: New Age (The New Age)
  • 1998: Deep Impact
  • 2002: lane change (Changing Lanes)
  • 2008: 1%
  • 2009: Nine

Award (selection)

Oscar
Independent Spirit Award
  • 1992 : Nomination for the best debut film with Dark Enlightenment
  • 1993 : Award for the best film with The Player

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Tolkin on filmreference.com (English), accessed January 15, 2012
  2. ↑ Michael Tolkin at movies.yahoo.com (English), accessed January 15, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Tolkin, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tolkin, Michael L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer, screenwriter, and film director
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States