Michael Tolkin

    Known For

    Writing

    Birthday

    October 17, 1950 (74 years old)

    Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

    Michael Tolkin

    Biography

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, The Return of the Player, was published in 2006. Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin is a graduate of Middlebury College. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tolkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

    Known For

    • Deep Impact

      Deep Impact

      1998

    • Changing Lanes

      Changing Lanes

      2002

    • The Player

      The Player

      1992

    • Ray Donovan

      Ray Donovan

      2013

    • Nine

      Nine

      2009

    • Escape at Dannemora

      Escape at Dannemora

      2018

    • Deep Cover

      Deep Cover

      1992

    • The Offer

      The Offer

      2022

    • Gleaming the Cube

      Gleaming the Cube

      1989

    • The Rapture

      The Rapture

      1991

    • Masters of Science Fiction

      Masters of Science Fiction

      2007

    • The New Age

      The New Age

      1994

    • The Burning Season

      The Burning Season

      1994

    • Delta House

      Delta House

      1979