Marc Hyman is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. His writing credits include Universal's ''

Meet the Fockers ''Meet the Fockers'' is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and the sequel to the 2000 film '' Meet the Parents''. The film stars Robert De Niro (who was also one of the film's producers), Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisan ...

'', Paramount's '' The Perfect Score'', Warner Bros.'s '' Osmosis Jones'', and Open Road Films' '' Show Dogs''. He has served as a

script doctor A script doctor is a writer or playwright hired by a film, television, or theatre production company to rewrite an existing script or improve specific aspects of it, including structure, characterization, dialogue, pacing, themes, and other elemen ...

for more than 40 produced films.

Career

Hyman began his career writing for television series, '' All That'', '' Sweet Valley High'' and the short lived Fox sit-com, '' Lush Life''. He then moved to features writing Warner Bros. live-action/animated '' Osmosis Jones'' Hyman later developed the film's spin-off '' Ozzy & Drix''. Hyman worked with Jay Roach to develop ''

'' which was, in 2005, the highest grossing comedy of all time. In addition to Hyman's credited work, he has rewritten scripts for more than 40 produced films, including

DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios and simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division ...

's ''How to Train Your Dragon'', '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'', '' Penguins of Madagascar'', and cult hits like '' Freddy Got Fingered'' and Disney's '' Bubble Boy''. Over his career, Hyman has contributed comedy to dozens of films including, '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'', '' Freaky Friday'', ''

Monsters vs. Aliens ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated monster comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman from a screenplay written by L ...

'' and '' Shrek''. In television, Hyman has written pilots for ABC, Fox, CBS and FX including vehicles for Kelsey Grammer, Matthew McConaughey (both for the FX Network) and with Julia Roberts for ABC.

Rewrites and polishes

* '' Rock Star'' (Warner Bros.) * '' Me, Myself & Irene'' (Fox) * '' The Smurfs'' (Sony) * ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his ...

'' (Paramount) * '' The Ringer'' (Fox) * '' Showtime'' (Warner Bros.) * '' Say It Isn't So'' (Fox) * ''

Rush Hour A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice every weekday: on ...

'' (New Line) * '' Shanghai Noon'' (Touchstone) * '' Wild Wild West'' (Warner Bros.) * '' Shrek'' (DreamWorks) * '' First Daughter'' (New Regency) * '' Glory Road'' (Disney) * '' How to Train Your Dragon'' (DreamWorks) * '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (DreamWorks)'' * '' Penguins of Madagascar (DreamWorks)'' * ''

'' (DreamWorks) * '' The Ant Bully'' (Warner Bros.) * '' Movie 43'' (Relativity) * '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London'' (MGM) * '' Kangaroo Jack'' (Warner Bros.) * '' Freddy Got Fingered'' (New Regency) * '' Bubble Boy'' (Disney) * '' DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story'' (Fox) * '' Last Holliday'' (Paramount) * '' Joe Somebody'' (New Regency) * ''

Dr. Dolittle 2 ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (also known as ''Doctor Dolittle 2'') is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film ''Dr. Dolittle''. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of ''Dr. Dolittle'', and directed by Steve Carr. ...

'' (Fox) * '' Just My Luck'' (New Regency) * '' Freaky Friday'' (Disney) * '' Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'' (New Line) * '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (Paramount) * '' Ghostbusters'' (Sony) * '' Yours, Mine & Ours'' (Sony) * '' Transformers'' (Paramount) * ''

The Great Wall The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand Li (unit), ''li'' wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against Eurasian noma ...

'' (Legendary)

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