Adam Herz

American screenwriter and producer (born 1972)

Screenwriter
producer

Adam Herz (born September 12, 1972)^[1] is an American screenwriter and producer.

Herz's first screenplay, originally titled East Great Falls High, was written over a winter ski vacation in 1998. It was based on his high school years in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. It sold for a reported $650,000 in 1999 and became the film American Pie.^[2]

In July 2019, POP TV ordered an 8-episode run of his newly created high school-set comedy, Bad Intentions.^[3] The show was later cancelled right before cameras were due to start rolling due to original content cuts.^[4]

He is Jewish.^[5]^[6]

Filmography

American Pie (1999) – Writer, Co-Producer
Go Fish (2001) – Writer, Executive Producer
American Pie 2 (2001) – Writer, Executive Producer, Actor (as Younger Business Suit)
American Wedding (2003) – Writer, Producer
My Best Friend's Girl (2008) – Producer
American Reunion (2012) – Producer, Characters
Wonder Park (2019) – Producer
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020) – Executive Producer, characters

References

^ "Adam Herz News & Biography - Empire". www.empireonline.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ Holden, Stephen (July 9, 1999). "Film Review; The Road to Manhood, Paved in Raunchy Jokes and Pie". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ Middleton, Richard (July 11, 2019). "Pop TV orders comedy from American Pie's Adam Herz". TBI Vision.
^ Kimball, Trevor (March 6, 2020). "Best Intentions: New Comedy Series Cancelled by Pop TV". canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings - TV Series Finale. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ Osgerby, Bill (October 8, 2019). American Pie: The Anatomy of Vulgar Teen Comedy. ISBN 9781134814688.
^ "A Jewish Slice of 'American Pie'". Jewish Journal. August 9, 2001.