Jose Rivera

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The Motorcycle Diaries Writer

(2004)

Letters to Juliet Writer

(2010)

On the Road Writer

(2012)

Eerie, Indiana Writer

(1991-1992)

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Writer (20 credits)

2019 The Fall of a Sparrow (Short) (post-production)

2015 Lizzy (Short) (writer) (completed)

2015 The 33 (screen story)

2012 On the Road (screenplay by)

2010 Letters to Juliet (written by)

2008 The Winged Man (Short) (writer)

2007 The Tape Recorder (Short)

2007/I Trade (screenplay) / (story)

2004 The Motorcycle Diaries (screenplay)

2002 Night Visions (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Maze/Harmony (2002) ... (writer - segment "Harmony")

2002 Shadow Realm (TV Movie) (segment "Harmony")

2000 The Brothers Garcia (TV Series) (teleplay - 2 episodes)

- A Day in the Life (2000) ... (teleplay)

- No hablo Español (2000) ... (teleplay)

1998 Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension (TV Series) (based on the original series created by - 1 episode)

- Perfect (1998) ... (based on the original series created by)

1998 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (Video) (teleplay)

1995 Goosebumps (TV Series) (teleplay by - 2 episodes)

- The Haunted Mask: Part 2 (1995) ... (teleplay by - as José Rivera)

- The Haunted Mask: Part 1 (1995) ... (teleplay by - as José Rivera)

Eerie, Indiana (TV Series) (creator - 17 episodes, 1991 - 1992) (written by - 5 episodes, 1991 - 1992)

- Zombies in P.J.s (1992) ... (creator)

- The Broken Record (1992) ... (creator) / (written by)

- Reality Takes a Holiday (1992) ... (creator)

- The Loyal Order of Corn (1992) ... (creator)

- No Brain, No Pain (1992) ... (creator)

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1991 Family Matters (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)

- Son (1991) ... (written by)

1986 American Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The House of Ramon Iglesia (1986)

Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (teleplay by - 2 episodes, 1985) (story editor - 1 episode, 1985) (written by - 1 episode, 1985)

- Arnold's Bad Rep (1985) ... (teleplay by)

- A Tale of Two Teachers (1985) ... (story editor)

- Love on the Run (1985) ... (written by)

- Russian Embassy (1985) ... (teleplay by)

1984 a.k.a. Pablo (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)

- The Woman Who Came to Dinner (1984) ... (written by)

- The Presidential Joke Teller (1984) ... (written by)

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Producer (4 credits)

iGilbert (executive producer) (post-production)

Magic Hour (executive producer) (completed)

2011 Toujours (Short) (executive producer) (completed)

1991-1992 Eerie, Indiana (TV Series) (producer - 19 episodes)

- Zombies in P.J.s (1992) ... (producer)

- The Broken Record (1992) ... (producer)

- Reality Takes a Holiday (1992) ... (producer)

- The Loyal Order of Corn (1992) ... (producer)

- No Brain, No Pain (1992) ... (producer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (program consultant - 3 episodes, 1984 - 1985) (story editor - 1 episode, 1986)

- Sam's Big Brother (1986) ... (story editor)

- A Special Friend (1985) ... (program consultant)

- Street Smarts (1985) ... (program consultant)

- Arnold the Entrepreneur (1984) ... (program consultant)

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Director (3 credits)

2019 The Fall of a Sparrow (Short) (post-production)

2015 Lizzy (Short) (completed)

2007 The Tape Recorder (Short)

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Actor (2 credits)

iGilbert (post-production)
Gregory

2014 Good Medicine (TV Series)
Professor

- Raj (2014) ... Professor

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Thanks (2 credits)

2010/I Apples (Short) (thanks)

2009 The Memory of When (Short) (special thanks)

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Self (6 credits)

2017 On Story (TV Series)
Himself

- Script to Screen: Motorcycle Diaries (2017) ... Himself

2014 Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Playwrights (2014) ... Himself

2010 Advice for New Screenwriters (Video documentary short)
Himself

2009 Tales from the Script (Documentary)
Himself

2006 The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Jose Rivera (Video)
Himself

2004 The Making of 'The Motorcycle Diaries' (TV Movie documentary)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(February 27 to April 7, 2000) His play, "Lovers of Long Red Hair," was performed in Phone Plays Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Roxanne Raja (Adriana) and Bryan Taylor (Mario) in the cast. Jon Jory was director. See more »

Alternate Names:

José Rivera

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Trivia:

His play, "Boleros for the Disenchanted", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play-Large.