Tommy Swerdlow (born 1962) is an American screenwriter, actor, and director. He has appeared in such films as ''

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber, based very loosely on his college friend Howard Tockman, and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck firs ...

'' (1986) and ''

Spaceballs ''Spaceballs'' is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as ''Star Trek'', '' Alien'', '' The Wi ...

'' (1987) and co-wrote the screenplays of ''

Cool Runnings ''Cool Runnings'' is a 1993 American sports comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, and Michael Goldberg, and a story by Siefert and Michael Ritchie. It is loosely based on the debut of the J ...

'' (1993), '' Little Giants'' (1994) and '' Snow Dogs'' (2002). Swerdlow made his directorial debut with the 2017 feature '' A Thousand Junkies''. He has also written a biopic about the life of

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titled ''King Without a Crown''.

Filmography

Actor

*'' The Wild Life'' (1984) - Dork *''

Real Genius ''Real Genius'' is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and PJ Torokvei, and starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. The film, set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a scie ...

'' (1985) - Bodie *''

'' (1986) - Ginger Moss *''

'' (1987) - Troop Leader *'' Hamburger Hill'' (1987) - Pvt. Martin Bienstock *'' Child's Play'' (1988) - Detective Jack Santos *''

Blueberry Hill "Blueberry Hill" is a popular American song published in 1940 and first recorded and released by Sammy Kaye in 1940 on RCA Victor. It is best remembered for its 1950s rock and roll version by Fats Domino. Glenn Miller peaked at no. 2 on the ' ...

'' (1988) - Ray Porter *'' A Thousand Junkies'' (2017) - Tommy

Screenwriter

*''

'' (1993) *'' Little Giants'' (1994) *'' Bushwhacked'' (1995) *'' Snow Dogs'' (2002) *''A Thousand Junkies'' (2017) *'' The Grinch'' (2018) *'' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (2022)

Director

*''A Thousand Junkies'' (2017)

References

External links

*https://tommyswerdlow.substack.com/ Tommy Swerdlow at Substack * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swerdlow, Tommy 1962 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American screenwriters