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name: "Tim Herlihy"
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roles: ["Screenwriter","Writer"]
born: "9 October 1966"
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# Tim Herlihy

Screenwriter and writer. Born 9 October 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter, Writer
- **Born:** 9 October 1966, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2013–2015

## Biography

Tim Herlihy is an American screenwriter, producer, actor and playwright. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from New York University with degrees in accounting and international business, followed by a JD from NYU School of Law. He began his career as a lawyer before joining Saturday Night Live as a writer in 1994, later becoming head writer and producer.

Herlihy has frequently collaborated with Adam Sandler. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for *Billy Madison* (1995), *Happy Gilmore* (1996), *The Wedding Singer* (1998), *The Waterboy* (1998), *Big Daddy* (1999), *Mr. Deeds* (2002), *Bedtime Stories* (2008), *Grown Ups 2* (2013) and *Pixels* (2015). He also wrote the book for the Broadway musical adaptation of *The Wedding Singer*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Pixels* (2015), Fi1m 36, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/pixels.md)
- *Grown Ups 2* (2013), Fi1m 24, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/grown-ups-2.md)

## Also known for

- *Big Daddy* (1999), Screenplay
- *Happy Gilmore* (1996), Screenplay
- *Bedtime Stories* (2008), Screenplay
- *Mr. Deeds* (2002), Screenplay
- *The Waterboy* (1998), Screenplay
- *Little Nicky* (2000), Writer
- *The Wedding Singer* (1998), Screenplay
- *Billy Madison* (1995), Writer

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