---
name: "PJ Torokvei"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pj-torokvei"
fi1m_id: "pj-torokvei"
imdb_id: "nm0868242"
tmdb_id: 1309239
wikidata_id: "Q15431063"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 March 1951"
died: "3 July 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T19:39:05.795934+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."
---

# PJ Torokvei

## Identity

PJ Torokvei

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pj-torokvei
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pj-torokvei
- **IMDb ID:** nm0868242
- **TMDB ID:** 1309239
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15431063
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_Torokvei, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15431063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868242/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1309239

Writer. Born 19 March 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 3 July 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 March 1951, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 3 July 2013
- **Also known as:** Peter Torokvei
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_Torokvei, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15431063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868242/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1309239

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Back to School*](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md) (72)

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

## Biography

PJ Torokvei, also credited as Peter Torokvei, was a Canadian writer, producer and occasional actress. Born Peter Torokvei on 19 March 1951 in Toronto, she began her career with the Toronto branch of The Second City and contributed to SCTV.

She served as producer and head writer on the sitcom *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1979–1982), for which she received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. Her film screenwriting credits include *Real Genius* (1985), *Back to School* (1986), *Armed and Dangerous* (1986), *Caddyshack II* (1988) and *Guarding Tess* (1994). Professional credits were generally issued under her former name following her transition in 2001.

Torokvei died on 3 July 2013, aged 62, from complications of liver failure.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Back to School* (1986), Fi1m 72, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story* (1995), Teleplay
- *Stuart Saves His Family* (1995), as Minister
- *Falling For You* (1995), as Dr. Murphy
- *Hostage for a Day* (1994), as Ronny · Writer
- *Guarding Tess* (1994), Screenplay
- *The Earth Day Special* (1990), Writer
- *I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood* (1989), as Phil
- *Caddyshack II* (1988), Screenplay
- *Armed and Dangerous* (1986), Screenplay
- *Back to School* (1986), Screenplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md)
- *Real Genius* (1985), Screenplay
- *The History of White People in America* (1985), Actor
- *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978), series, Producer
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Kalenkov

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