Biography
Peter Barsocchini is an American screenwriter, author, former journalist and television producer. Born in San Francisco, California, in 1952, he graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in creative writing.
He began his career writing columns on popular music for The San Mateo Times while still at school, later contributing to the Associated Press and Rolling Stone. Barsocchini worked as a producer on The Merv Griffin Show, winning two Emmy Awards, before moving into screenwriting. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the High School Musical series: High School Musical (2006), High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). His other credits include Drop Zone (1994) and Vivo (2021).
