
Known for
Writing
Born
February 20, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Andrew Bergman (born February 20, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. New York magazine in 1985 dubbed him "The Unknown King of Comedy".
He graduated from Binghamton University and earned a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin. His dissertation, a study of Depression-era Hollywood films, was published in 1971 by NYU Press under the title We're In the Money: Depression America and Its Films. He wrote James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars.
He wrote the original screenplay (titled Tex X) that served as the basis for Mel Brooks's classic Blazing Saddles, and was among the co-writers who adapted it into its final state. Since then,...
2026
2024
as Bergie
2022
Original Film Writer, Original Story
2010
2007
as Self
2003
Original Film Writer
2001
as Self
2000
Director
1996
Producer, Director, Screenplay
1995
as Andrew Bergman
1994
Screenplay
1994
Director
1994
Executive Producer
1993
Executive Producer
1992
Director, Screenplay
1991
Screenplay
1991
Executive Producer
1990
Director, Screenplay
1989
Executive Producer
1986
Writer
1985
Screenplay
1984
Writer
1981
Director, Screenplay
1979
Writer
1975
Creator