Bruce Jay Friedman (1930–2020)

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Novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bruce Jay Friedman was born in New York City on April 26, 1930, and raised in The Bronx by his parents, Irving and Molly (Liebowitz) Friedman. Determined to be a writer, Friedman attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism in the school's first-rate ... See full bio »

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Known For

Splash
Splash Writer
(1984)
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail Vince Mancini
(1998)
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy Writer
(1980)
The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid Writer
(2007)
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 2013 Brazzaville Teen-Ager (Short) (story) / (writer)
 2007 The Heartbreak Kid (short story "A Change of Plan")
 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Sniff (1988) ... (writer)
 1988 Splash, Too (TV Movie) (characters)
 1988 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (characters - 1 episode)
- Splash, Too: Part 1 (1988) ... (characters)
 1985 George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) (teleplay by - 1 episode)
- The Assignment (1985) ... (teleplay by)
 1984 Splash (screen story by) / (screenplay by)
 1984 The Lonely Guy (book "The Lonely Guy's Book of Life")
 1983 Steambath (TV Series) (created by - 6 episodes)
- Tandy's Legacy (1983) ... (creator)
- A Preacher and a Jock (1983) ... (creator)
- In the Beginning (1983) ... (creator)
- A Visit from Yuri (1983) ... (creator)
- Madison Avenue Madness (1983) ... (creator)
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 1983 Doctor Detroit (story) / (writer)
 1980 Stir Crazy (written by)
 1975 Foreplay (from a story by - segment "Vortex")
 1973 The Ted Bessell Show (TV Movie)
 1973 Steambath (TV Movie) (by)
 1972 The Heartbreak Kid (story "A Change of Plan")
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Stage: Wrote "Scuba Duba", produced on Broadway. See more »

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Father of Josh Alan Friedman and Drew Friedman. See more »

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