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20 Facts About Andrea Berloff

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Andrea Berloff was born on April 7,1974 and is an American screenwriter, actress, director, and producer.

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In 2019, Andrea Berloff made her directorial debut with The Kitchen.

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Andrea Berloff was born to a Jewish family in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1974.

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Andrea Berloff attended Framingham South High School until she graduated in 1991.

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Andrea Berloff's brief acting career began shortly after she graduated from college.

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In 2001, Andrea Berloff was cast in a minor role as a popular high school girl for the short film Eyeball Eddie, directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum.

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In 2005, Andrea Berloff acted as the executive producer and played the role of Dr Schwartz in the independent film Raw Footage, directed by Drew Filus.

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The film acted as Andrea Berloff's producing debut in the film industry.

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In 2006, Andrea Berloff wrote the screenplay for the film World Trade Center, directed by Oliver Stone.

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The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles reported that when writing the script, Andrea Berloff described that she did not want to create another disaster movie or epic film about American patriotism.

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Andrea Berloff interviewed many survivors from the traumatic event including the two policeman the film is based on, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno.

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In 2006, Andrea Berloff made her debut in playwriting with her work on Girl Scouts of America, a play depicting the activities of four girls, two of them being counselors, earning their Girl Scout badges at camp.

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Andrea Berloff co-wrote the play alongside of Mona Monsieur, where they presented it at the New York International Fringe Festival.

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In 2013, Deadline Hollywood reported that Andrea Berloff was tasked with writing the screenplay for Universal Studios' Legend of Conan.

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Andrea Berloff described that one of the challenges she had to face was the issue of getting different accounts of the same story from multiple people.

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In 2016, Andrea Berloff co-wrote the screenplay for the film Blood Father, directed by Jean-Francois Richet.

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Andrea Berloff co-wrote the script alongside of Peter Craig, which was adapted from his novel of the same name.

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Andrea Berloff is married with two children, and currently resides in Los Angeles.

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In 2016, Andrea Berloff was nominated for several awards for her work on Straight Outta Compton:.

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Andrea Berloff was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay along with Herman, S Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus.