Michael Tolkin

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1950-10-17 (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

Writer

2022
The Offer

as Writer

2022
The Offer

as Story

2022
The Offer

as Teleplay

2018
2013
Ray Donovan

as Writer

2009
Nine

as Screenplay

2002
Changing Lanes

as Screenplay

1998
Deep Impact

as Writer

1994
The New Age

as Writer

1994
1992
The Player

as Novel

1992
The Player

as Screenplay

1992
Deep Cover

as Screenplay

1992
Deep Cover

as Story

1991
The Rapture

as Writer

1989
1979
Delta House

as Writer

Producer

2022
The Offer

as Executive Producer

2018
Escape at Dannemora

as Executive Producer

2013
Ray Donovan

as Consulting Producer

1992
The Player

as Producer

1989
Gleaming the Cube

as Associate Producer

Director

1994
The New Age

as Director

1991
The Rapture

as Director

Creator

2022
The Offer

as Creator

2018

Actor

1992
The Player

as Eric Schecter