Richard Whitley is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor best known for his work on ''

Rock 'n' Roll High School ''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' is a 1979 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, produced by Michael Finnell, and starring P. J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard and Dey Young. The film features the punk rock group Ramones ...

''.

Career

Richard Whitley was born in

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, to Marian and Edward F. Whitley. He had an older half-brother, John Hill, who was a game designer. Whitley began his career by writing the script for

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's ''

'' (1979). His work on ''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' led to writing for several TV shows, including ''

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'', '' Homefront'', ''

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'', '' Space: Above and Beyond'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Recess'', '' Roswell'', '' The Others'', '' Lloyd in Space'', '' Canterbury's Law'', and '' Pound Puppies''. On July 31, 2008, it was announced that actor/writer

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had been hired to script a remake of ''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' for

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's production company.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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