Biography
Lawrence Kasdan is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Bodyguard (1992), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also directed Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988) and Dreamcatcher (2003).
Kasdan has received four Academy Award nominations: for Best Original Screenplay for The Big Chill and Grand Canyon (1991), and for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Accidental Tourist. He has frequently collaborated with his wife Meg Kasdan and his sons Jonathan Kasdan and Jake Kasdan. He appeared as Dr. Green in As Good as It Gets (1997).
