Adam Herz
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Adam Herz (b. September 10, 1972, New York City) is an American screenwriter and producer. He founded the production company Terra Firma Films in 2003 with a first-look deal at Universal Studios.
Herz was raised in East Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from East Grand Rapids High School. He moved to Los Angeles after graduation from the University of Michigan in 1996. He held a number of production assistant jobs while working on writing spec scripts.
His first screenplay, originally titled East Great Falls High was written over a winter ski vacation in 1998. It was based on his high school years in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. It sold for a reported $650,000 in 1999 and became the popular American Pie.
- American Pie (1999) - Writer, Co-Producer
- Go Fish (TV Series) (2001) - Writer, Executive Producer
- American Pie 2 (2001) - Writer, Executive Producer, Actor (as Younger Business Suit)
- American Wedding (2003) - Writer, Producer
- IMDb entry on Adam Herz
- Terra Firma Films - Adam Herz's production company