Akiva Goldsman Biography (1962-)

Full name, Akiva J. Goldsman; born July 7, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; son of S. Tev Goldsman (a child psychologist) and Mira Rothenberg (a child psychologist and writer); stepson of Elizabeth Lee. Addresses: Office: Weed Road Pictures, 4000 Warner Blvd., Building 81, Suite 115, Burbank, CA 91522.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Writer, producer
Birth Details
July 7, 1962
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Producer
  • Lost in Space (also known as LS), New Line Cinema, 1998
  • Deep Blue Sea, Warner Bros., 1999
  • Mindhunters, Intermedia Films, 2004
  • Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
  • Starsky & Hutch, Warner Bros., 2004
  • Constantine, Warner Bros., 2005
  • The Exec, Warner Bros., 2006
  • Film Appearances
  • Playboy party guest, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'un homme dangereux), Artisan Entertainment/Miramax, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Episodic
  • Guest speaker, "The Last Summer Ever," Felicity, The WB, 2001
  • Himself, Intimate Portrait: Jane Kaczmarek, Lifetime, 2002
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With Robert Getchell) The Client (based on the novel by John Grisham), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Silent Fall, Warner Bros., 1994
  • (With Lee Batchler and Janet Scott) Batman Forever (also known asForever; based on the comic book), Warner Bros., 1995
  • A Time to Kill (based on the novel by Grisham), Warner Bros., 1996
  • Batman & Robin (based on the comic book), Warner Bros., 1997
  • Lost in Space (also known as LS; based on the television series), New Line Cinema, 1998
  • (With Robin Swicord and Adam Brooks) Practical Magic (based on thenovel by Alice Hoffman), Warner Bros., 1998
  • A Beautiful Mind (based on the biography by Sylvia Nasar), Universal, 2001
  • (Rewrite; uncredited) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (also known as The Far Side of the World; based on the series of novels by Patrick O'Brian), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
  • (Rewrite; uncredited) The Missing, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2003
  • (Contributor) The Recruit, Buena Vista, 2003
  • I, Robot (based on the work by Isaac Asimov), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
  • (Rewrite) The Cinderella Man, Universal/Miramax, 2005
  • (With others) Memoirs of a Geisha (based on the novel by Arthur Golden), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
  • The Da Vinci Code (based on the novel by Dan Brown), Columbia, 2006

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2002
    • Starlog, April, 1998
    • Written By, March, 2002