---
name: "Peter S. Seaman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-s-seaman"
fi1m_id: "peter-s-seaman"
imdb_id: "nm0780620"
tmdb_id: 12101
wikidata_id: "Q13586622"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "26 October 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-01T19:47:38.793431+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peter S. Seaman

## Identity

Peter S. Seaman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-s-seaman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-s-seaman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0780620
- **TMDB ID:** 12101
- **Wikidata ID:** Q13586622
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13586622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780620/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12101

Writer. Born 26 October 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 26 October 1951, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2007
- **Also known as:** 피터 S. 시맨 
- **Frequently works with:** [Jeffrey Price](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-price.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 89 (1), 1990s 54 (2), 2000s 52 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 54 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Family 3, Fantasy 3, Adventure 2, Animation 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,169m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13586622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780620/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12101

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Who Framed Roger Rabbit*](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md) (89), [*Mrs. Doubtfire*](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*Shrek the Third*](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md) (50)
- **Hulu:** [*Wild Wild West*](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md) (34)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter and producer. He was born on 26 October 1951 in Chicago, Illinois.

He has collaborated extensively with Jeffrey Price. Their joint credits include the screenplay for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), *Doc Hollywood* (1991), *Wild Wild West* (1999), *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), *Last Holiday* (2006) and *Shrek the Third* (2007). Seaman contributed script revisions to *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993).

He has also worked in television, including episodes of *Tales from the Crypt* (1990), and served as a producer on projects such as *Rally Road Racers* (2023).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Shrek the Third* (2007), Fi1m 50, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Fi1m 54, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Fi1m 34, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Fi1m 89, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rally Road Racers* (2023), Producer, Co-Producer
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), Screenplay — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *Last Holiday* (2006), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Screenplay — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Screenplay — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *The Nutty Professor* (1996), Writer
- *Bushwhacked* (1995), Writer
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *Johnny Bago* (1993), series, Director
- *Mr. Baseball* (1992), Writer
- *Doc Hollywood* (1991), Screenplay
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- *Caddyshack II* (1988), Writer
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Screenplay — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *Trenchcoat* (1983), Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 1989: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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