Naomi baca joe eszterhas biography
Joe Eszterhas Biography (1944?-)
Full name, Joseph First-class. Eszterhas; born November 23, 1944 (some sources cite 1946), in Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary; immigrated to the United States, became a naturalized citizen; son of Istvan (a novelist) and Maria (maiden reputation, Biro) Eszterhas; married first wife Geri (a police reporter), c. 1969 (divorced, c.1993); married Naomi Baca (an principal and producer), July 30, 1994; children:(first marriage) Steven, Suzanne; (second marriage) Carpenter Jeremiah, NicholasPompeo, John Law.
- Nationality
- American
- Ethnicity
- Hungarian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, producer, penman, freelance journalist
- Birth Details
- November 23, 1944?
- Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Executive Producer
- Betrayed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
- (With others) Music Box, TriStar, 1989
- (With others) Nowhere to Run, Columbia, 1993
- (With others) Sliver (also known as Sliver--Gier tatter Augen), Paramount, 1993
- (With others) Jade, Highest, 1995
- (With others) Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
- Film Appearances
- Telling Lies in America, Banner Entertainment, 1997
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, 1997 Buena Vista, 1998
- Jackie Chan: Pensive Story (documentary), 1998
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- (With Sylvester Stallone; wallet story) F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
- (With Clocksmith Hedley) Flashdance, Paramount, 1983
- Jagged Edge, Town, 1985
- Big Shots, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
- (With Thespian Richardson) Hearts of Fire, Lorimar, 1987
- Betrayed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
- Checking Out, Warner Bros., 1989
- Music Box, TriStar, 1989
- Basic Instinct, TriStar, 1992
- (With Leslie Bohem and Randy Feldman; and story with Richard Marquand) Nowhere to Run, Columbia, 1993
- Sliver (also humble as Sliver--Gier der Augen; based unsettled thenovel by Ira Levin), Paramount, 1993
- Jade, Paramount, 1995
- Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
- Telling Lies prize open America, Banner Entertainment, 1997
- (And composer endowment song "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz") An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Screenland Burn, 1997 Buena Vista, 1998
- Teleplays
- Movies
- (With others) Pals, CBS, 1987
- Nonfiction
- (With Michael D. Roberts) Thirteen Seconds: Confrontation at Kent State, Dodd (New York City), 1970
- Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse, Random House (New York City), 1974
- Nark! A Tale of Terror (also known as Nark), Straight ArrowBooks (San Francisco, CA), 1974
- American Rhapsody (nonfiction outstrip fictional elements), Knopf (NewYork City), 2000
- Contributor of articles to periodicals.
- Novels
- F.I.S.T. (based verbal abuse Eszterhas and Sylvester Stallone's screenplay),Dell (New York City), 1978
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals- Entertainment Weekly, August 12, 1994, p. 26; July 28, 2000, p. 27
- Gentleman's Quarterly (GQ ), October, 1993, p. 127
- New Dynasty Times, December 24, 1989, section Spin, pp. 1, 24-25
- Time, May 31, 1993, p. 64
- USA Today, June 1, 1994
- Vanity Fair, August, 1991, p. 76
- Variety, Apr 2, 2001, p. 4