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Richard LaGravenese

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese was born on 30 October 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Freedom Writers (2007), Paris, je t'aime (2006) and Beautiful Creatures (2013). He is married to Ann Weiss. They have one child.
BornOctober 30, 1959
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BornOctober 30, 1959
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 6 wins & 20 nominations total

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Richard LaGravenese and Alice Englert in Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Viola Davis, Richard LaGravenese, and Alden Ehrenreich in Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Richard LaGravenese in Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Hilary Swank and Richard LaGravenese in P.S. I Love You (2007)
Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese in Living Out Loud (1998)
Richard LaGravenese in P.S. I Love You (2007)
Golden Globes 2014
Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese in Freedom Writers (2007)
Hilary Swank and Richard LaGravenese in Freedom Writers (2007)
Taylor Hackford and Richard LaGravenese

Known for

Hilary Swank, Mario, Hunter Parrish, April Hernandez Castillo, Jason Finn, and Jaclyn Ngan in Freedom Writers (2007)
Freedom Writers
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2007
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Paris, je t'aime
7.2
  • Writer(segment Pigalle)
  • 2006
Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, Viola Davis, Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, and Thomas Mann in Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Beautiful Creatures
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2013
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Behind the Candelabra
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2013

Credits

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Writer

  • Blood on the Tracks
    • screenplay
    • Pre-production
  • Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Amy Adams, Idina Menzel, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Griffin Newman, and Gabriella Baldacchino in Disenchanted (2022)
    Disenchanted
    • story by
    • 2022
  • The Oscars (2021)
    The Oscars
    • written by
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Robert De Niro in The Comedian (2016)
    The Comedian
    • screenplay by
    • 2016
  • Dangerous Liaisons
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
    Unbroken
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in The Last Five Years (2014)
    The Last Five Years
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Nia Long, Damon Gupton, Paul Schneider, and Marin Ireland in The Divide (2014)
    The Divide
    • created by
    • teleplay by
    • story by (creator) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Behind the Candelabra (2013)
    Behind the Candelabra
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, Viola Davis, Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, and Thomas Mann in Beautiful Creatures (2013)
    Beautiful Creatures
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Philly Lawyer
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson, and Tai in Water for Elephants (2011)
    Water for Elephants
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You (2007)
    P.S. I Love You
    • screenplay
    • 2007
  • Hilary Swank, Mario, Hunter Parrish, April Hernandez Castillo, Jason Finn, and Jaclyn Ngan in Freedom Writers (2007)
    Freedom Writers
    • screenplay
    • 2007
  • Paris, je t'aime (2006)
    Paris, je t'aime
    • Writer (segment Pigalle)
    • 2006
  • Beloved (1998)
    Beloved
    • screenplay
    • 1998

Producer

  • Craig Chester and Jordan Firstman in Call Your Father (2016)
    Call Your Father
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • James Roday Rodriguez in Pushing Dead (2016)
    Pushing Dead
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Dangerous Liaisons
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in The Last Five Years (2014)
    The Last Five Years
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Nia Long, Damon Gupton, Paul Schneider, and Marin Ireland in The Divide (2014)
    The Divide
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Philly Lawyer
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
    A Decade Under the Influence
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis, and Denis Leary in The Ref (1994)
    The Ref
    • producer
    • 1994

Director

  • A Family Affair
    • Director
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in The Last Five Years (2014)
    The Last Five Years
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, Viola Davis, Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, and Thomas Mann in Beautiful Creatures (2013)
    Beautiful Creatures
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You (2007)
    P.S. I Love You
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Hilary Swank, Mario, Hunter Parrish, April Hernandez Castillo, Jason Finn, and Jaclyn Ngan in Freedom Writers (2007)
    Freedom Writers
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Paris, je t'aime (2006)
    Paris, je t'aime
    • Director (segment Pigalle)
    • 2006
  • A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
    A Decade Under the Influence
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Danny DeVito and Queen Latifah in Living Out Loud (1998)
    Living Out Loud
    • Director
    • 1998
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Lagravenese
  • Born
    • October 30, 1959
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ann Weiss? - present (1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    He is of Italian descent.

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