Adam Resnick
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Adam Resnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupations | Director, producer, writer |
| Known for | writing for Late Night with David Letterman |
Adam Resnick is an American comedy writer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his work writing for Late Night with David Letterman.[1]
He co-created and wrote for Get a Life with Chris Elliott. Resnick also wrote and was co-executive producer of a season of The Larry Sanders Show for HBO. He created and wrote The High Life (1996), also for HBO. Also for television, he has written for Saturday Night Live, and is a writer and consulting producer on Divorce.[2]
Resnick has also written for film. With its star, Chris Elliott, Resnick created the story for the 1994 motion picture Cabin Boy, for which he wrote the screenplay. Resnick wrote the screenplays for Lucky Numbers (2000), starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, and Death to Smoochy (2002), directed by Danny DeVito.
Will Not Attend, a pseudo-memoir, was released in 2014.[3] Kirkus Reviews called the book "a neurotic, unapologetic, hilarious collection."[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Yes | No |
| 2003 | Death to Smoochy | Yes | No |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Creator | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1990, 1991-1992 | Late Night with David Letterman | No | Yes | No | |
| 1987 | Action Family | No | No | No | Special thanks credit |
| 1990-1992 | Get a Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1994-1995 | Saturday Night Live | No | Yes | No | |
| 1996 | The High Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1997-1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | The Mayor | Yes | Yes | Yes | The WB pilot |
| 2009 | Cop House | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fox pilot |
| 2009-2010 | Bored to Death | No | No | No | Consultant role |
| 2016-2019 | Divorce | No | Yes | Yes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Adam Resnick". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Harris, Will (September 25, 2018). "Adam Resnick Breaks Down the Surreal W.C. Fields Comedy Million Dollar Legs". Vulture. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ Heisler, Steve (May 26, 2014). "Adam Resnick: No RSVP Required". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "WILL NOT ATTEND | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
External links
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Adam Resnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupations | Director, producer, writer |
| Known for | writing for Late Night with David Letterman |
Adam Resnick is an American comedy writer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his work writing for Late Night with David Letterman.[1]
He co-created and wrote for Get a Life with Chris Elliott. Resnick also wrote and was co-executive producer of a season of The Larry Sanders Show for HBO. He created and wrote The High Life (1996), also for HBO. Also for television, he has written for Saturday Night Live, and is a writer and consulting producer on Divorce.[2]
Resnick has also written for film. With its star, Chris Elliott, Resnick created the story for the 1994 motion picture Cabin Boy, for which he wrote the screenplay. Resnick wrote the screenplays for Lucky Numbers (2000), starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, and Death to Smoochy (2002), directed by Danny DeVito.
Will Not Attend, a pseudo-memoir, was released in 2014.[3] Kirkus Reviews called the book "a neurotic, unapologetic, hilarious collection."[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Yes | No |
| 2003 | Death to Smoochy | Yes | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Creator | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1990, 1991-1992 | Late Night with David Letterman | No | Yes | No | |
| 1987 | Action Family | No | No | No | Special thanks credit |
| 1990-1992 | Get a Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1994-1995 | Saturday Night Live | No | Yes | No | |
| 1996 | The High Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1997-1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | The Mayor | Yes | Yes | Yes | The WB pilot |
| 2009 | Cop House | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fox pilot |
| 2009-2010 | Bored to Death | No | No | No | Consultant role |
| 2016-2019 | Divorce | No | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ "Adam Resnick". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Harris, Will (September 25, 2018). "Adam Resnick Breaks Down the Surreal W.C. Fields Comedy Million Dollar Legs". Vulture. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ Heisler, Steve (May 26, 2014). "Adam Resnick: No RSVP Required". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "WILL NOT ATTEND | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
External links
- Adam Resnick at IMDb
- NY Times Review 2000
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