Lawrence Kasdan
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-01-14 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Also known As
Larry Kasdan
Lawrence Edward Kasdan
Lawrence Kasdan
Biography
Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992), and is the writer-director of Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Kasdan is known for updating old Hollywood genres—film noir, science fiction, and Westerns—in a classical dramatic style with quick-witted dialogue while dealing with contemporary social themes. As...
Acting
2016
2005
1997
2004
1985
as Detective #2
1997
as Dr. Green
2018
as Self
1999
as Self
2024
as Self - Filmmaker
2017
as Self
1999
as Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer
1994
as Gambler
2003
2003
as Self
Production
1995
as Director
1992
as Screenplay
1992
as Producer
1980
as Screenplay
1983
as Screenplay
1990
as Director
1985
as Screenplay
1985
as Director
1985
as Producer
2003
as Screenplay
2003
as Director
1988
as Director
2003
as Producer
1998
as Producer
1999
as Director
1999
as Writer
1994
as Screenplay
1994
as Director
1994
as Producer
1983
as Director
1983
as Executive Producer
1983
as Screenplay
1981
as Writer
1991
as Writer
1991
as Director
1981
as Writer
1981
as Director
1989
as Executive Producer
2012
as Writer
2012
as Director
1991
as Executive Producer
1991
as Producer
-
as Producer
2018
as Writer
2012
as Producer
2007
as Producer
1988
as Screenplay
1999
as Producer
1988
as Producer
2018
as Executive Producer
2015
as Creative Consultant
1981
as Screenplay
2007
as Executive Producer
2019
as Director
2015
as Co-Producer
1987
as Producer
2019
as Producer
2015
as Writer
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