Harry Elfont
Encyclopedia
Harry Elfont is an American
screenwriter
and film director
.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and raised in nearby Lower Moreland Township
, he met his creative partner Deborah Kaplan
while they were both enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts
of New York University
(NYU). They have since written several films together, and directed two: Can't Hardly Wait
and Josie and the Pussycats.
His mother was a teacher at Murray Avenue grade school in Lower Moreland.
Elfont was inducted in Lower Moreland High School's Hall of Fame in 1998.
United States
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and raised in nearby Lower Moreland Township
Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Moreland Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,982 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, he met his creative partner Deborah Kaplan
Deborah Kaplan
Deborah Kaplan is an American screenwriter and film director.Raised in Abington, Pennsylvania, Deborah Kaplan met her creative partner Harry Elfont while they were both enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University...
while they were both enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
of New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
(NYU). They have since written several films together, and directed two: Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various...
and Josie and the Pussycats.
His mother was a teacher at Murray Avenue grade school in Lower Moreland.
Elfont was inducted in Lower Moreland High School's Hall of Fame in 1998.