Joe Eszterhas
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-11-23 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary
Also known As
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Joe Eszterhas
Biography
József Antal Eszterhás (Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒntɒl ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944), credited as Joe Eszterhas, is a Hungarian-American writer. Born in Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. After an early career as a journalist and editor, he entered the film industry. His first screenwriting credit was for the film F.I.S.T. (1978). He co-wrote the script for Flashdance, which became one of the highest-grossing films of 1983, and set off a lucrative and prolific run for his career. By the early 1990s, he was known as the highest-paid writer in Hollywood, and noted for his work in the erotic thriller genre. He was pa...
Acting
2006
as Himself
1998
as Joe Eszterhas
2015
as Himself
2019
as Himself (archive footage)
2020
1998
as Self - Showgirls' Writer
Production
1992
as Screenplay
1983
as Screenplay
1993
as Screenplay
1993
as Screenplay
1989
as Screenplay
1988
as Writer
1985
as Screenplay
1978
as Writer
1987
as Writer
1998
1987
as Writer
2022
as Writer
1997
as Screenplay
1989
as Executive Producer
1988
as Writer
1993
as Executive Producer
2006
as Screenplay
1988
as Executive Producer
1995
as Writer
1993
as Story
1995
as Writer
2006
as Characters
1978
as Screenplay
1998
as Thanks
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as Writer
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