Jonathan Herman (born 1973) is an American screenwriter, best known for his work in '' Straight Outta Compton'' for which he received numerous award nominations, including

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Filmography

* 2015: '' Straight Outta Compton''

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1973 births Living people Screenwriters from Connecticut American gay writers Jewish American screenwriters LGBT Jews LGBT people from Connecticut American LGBT screenwriters 21st-century American Jews {{US-screen-writer-stub