Biography
Lawrence Lasker is an American screenwriter and producer. He was born on 7 October 1949 in Los Angeles County, California. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University.
Lasker began his film career as co-writer of WarGames (1983) with Walter F. Parkes. He later wrote the story for Project X (1987) and the screenplay for Sneakers (1992). As a producer, his credits include Project X (1987), True Believer (1989), Awakenings (1990) and Sneakers (1992). He created the television series Eddie Dodd (1991).
Lasker and Parkes received Academy Award nominations for the screenplay of WarGames and for Best Picture for Awakenings. He is the son of actress Jane Greer and producer Edward Lasker, and grandson of businessman Albert Lasker.
