Neal Israel (born August 1, 1956) is an actor, screenwriter, film and television producer and director best known for his comedic work in the 1980s.
Biography
Career
As a filmmaker, Israel started writing and directing in the late 1970s. His first major work came in 1984 with the success of Bachelor Party, which starred Tom Hanks. He followed this with the comedy Moving Violations. As a writer, Neal co-wrote the original Police Academy film, along with Pat Proft and director Hugh Wilson. In 1985, Real Genius, another of his scripts, was made into a successful film starring Val Kilmer, and in 1987, he produced the film Three O'Clock High.
Neal continues to work in both film and television. He has worked on The Wonder Years, Nash Bridges, and Even Stevens. In 2004, he executive produced the Academy Award nominated film Finding Neverland which starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
Personal life
During the eighties, Neal married director Amy Heckerling. They had one daughter, Mollie, before divorcing in 1984.[1]
Selected filmography
Actor
Director
- Tunnel Vision (1976)
- Americathon (1979)
- Bachelor Party (1984)
- Moving Violations (1985)
- The George Burns Comedy Week (1 episode, 1985)
- Combat Academy (1986)
- The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)
- The Wonder Years (2 episodes, 1991)
- Breaking the Rules (1992) (a.k.a. Sketches)
- Surf Ninjas (1993)
- Harts of the West (2 episodes, 1994)
- Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995)
- Dad's Week Off (1997)
- The Love Boat: The Next Wave (1 episode, 1999)
- Clueless (10 episodes, 1997-1999)
- Shasta McNasty (Unknown episodes, 1999)
- Even Stevens (1 episode, 2000)
- The Poof Point (2001)
- Lizzie McGuire (2 episodes, 2001)
- The Mind of the Married Man (Unknown episodes, 2001)
- Family Affair (Unknown episodes, 2002)
- The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
- Do Over (1 episode, 2002)
- National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion (2003)
- Phil of the Future (Unknown episodes, 2004)
- About a Girl (1 episode, 2007)
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Producer
- Twilight Theater (Executive producer, 1982)
- Three O'Clock High (Co-producer, 1987)
- Life on the Flipside (Co-executive proudcer, 1987)
- CBS Summer Playhouse (Executive producer, 1 episode, 1988)
- Dream Date (Executive producer, 1989)
- Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story (Executive producer, 1992)
- Taking the Heat (1993)
- Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995)
- Kidz in the Wood (Executive producer, 1996)
- Chocolate for Breakfast (Executive producer, 1998)
- The Runner (Executive producer, 1999)
- Miracles (Co-producer, unknown episodes, 2003)
- Finding Neverland (Executive producer, 2004)
- Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (Executive producer, 2008)
Writer
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Awards and nominations
| Year |
Award |
Result |
Category |
Series |
| 1981 |
Writers Guild of America Award |
Won |
Variety, Musical or Comedy |
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special (Shared with Jeffrey Barron, Earl Brown, Carmen Finestra, Denny Johnston, Sean Kelly, Steve Martin, Pat McCormick, Michael McManus, Pat Proft, and Mason Williams) |
| 2002 |
BAFTA Awards |
Nominated |
Best International |
Lizzie McGuire (Shared with Susan Estelle Jansen) |
References
External links
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