Description:
Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) to The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), and in between a re-write on the McTiernan/Schwarzenegger Last Action Hero (1993) script.
Birthday
December 16, 1961
Born In
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Alternative names
Harry Lime
, Holly Martins
Height
180 cm
Parents
Patricia Ann James
Trivia
Was 22 when he sold the Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay.
Quotes
I'd like to be the sort of raconteur who rattles off quips and bon
mots in the moment, but I'm not going to hit you with the dazzler. Most
people just say nothing all of the time.
Salaries
$4,000,000
Trademarks
Uses a kidnapping as a plot device (Lethal Weapon (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Iron Man Three (2013)).
