Lawrence Charles Lasker (born October 7, 1949) is an American screenwriter and producer who entered American film in 1983 as writer of the movie WarGames.
Biography
Lasker was born in Los Angeles County, California. He is the son of actor
Jane Greer and producer Edward Lasker.
His paternal grandfather was businessman
Albert Lasker and his paternal step-grandmothers were actor
Doris Kenyon and
Mary Lasker. He graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1967 and attended Yale University, as did his father.
Filmography
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| WarGames | 1983 | | | |
| Project X | 1987 | | | |
| True Believer | 1989 | | | |
| Awakenings | 1990 | | | |
| Eddie Dodd | 1991 | | | Television series (6 episodes) |
| Sneakers | 1992 | | | |
Also cameo as "Party Guest" in
The Other Side of the Wind (2018).
Work nominated for awards
Lasker and Walter F. Parkes were nominated for an
Academy Awards in screenwriting in 1983 for
WarGames.
Parkes and he later were nominated for Best Picture of the Year in 1990 for
Awakenings. In 2023, Lasker won the Future of Life Award for reducing the risk of nuclear war through the power of storytelling.
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