RICHARD LaGRAVENESE (Screenplay by) was nominated for an Academy Award(tm) for his original screenplay of "The Fisher King." He has most recently made his feature directing debut from his own screenplay for the forthcoming "Living Out Loud," with Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito and Queen Latifah.
LaGravenese recently wrote the screenplay for "The Mirror Has Two Faces" starring Barbra Streisand and Lauren Bacall, and wrote the feature adaptation of the wildly successful novel The Bridges of Madison County, for director Clint Eastwood. He has also written the scripts for "The Little Princess," and for "Unstrung Heroes" on which Diane Keaton made her outstanding directorial debut. He also wrote and produced "The Ref."
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, LaGravenese studied theater at New York University's Experimental Theater Wing, and performed standup comedy for several years after graduating.
