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Jon Hurwitz
Byram, New Jersey, USA
Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an alumnu…
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Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an alumnus of Randolph High School. Jon Hurwitz, with Hayden Schlossberg, wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and wrote/directed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. They first met and became friends in high school in Randolph, NJ, and sold their first script "Filthy" to MGM while seniors in college. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Schlossberg a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school. Upon selling "Filthy", they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry. Hurwitz and Schlossberg's next project is a relaunch of the American Pie franchise, which they will be writing and directing. In addition, they have several projects in development such as Grandma vs. Grandma, which they scripted for Paramount Pictures, and 21 Shots, which they are producing with Montecito Pictures.
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2026
72 HOURS
Movie Writer
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2024
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
TV show Self
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2023
Obliterated
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Plan B
Movie Producer
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2020
Reunited Apart
TV show Self
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2018
Cobra Kai
TV show Jake
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2018
Blockers
Movie Producer
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2012
American Reunion
Movie Dad at Party (uncredited)
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2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Movie Writer
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2008
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Movie Director
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2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Movie Dancing Devil in Costume Shop (uncredited)
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2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Movie Tony (uncredited)
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Funny Business
Movie Producer
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Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
Movie Director
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Knight Rider
Movie Producer
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In Real Life
Movie Producer
