Biography
Leon Capetanos is an American screenwriter. A graduate of the University of North Carolina with a degree in poetry, he moved to Hollywood after interning in the screenwriting department at Universal Studios.
He is known for his screenplays for The Gumball Rally (1976), Tempest (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Moon Over Parador (1988) and Fletch Lives (1989). Capetanos frequently collaborated with director Paul Mazursky on several of these films.
Later in his career he returned to his native North Carolina and has written novels, including the young adult title The Time Box.
