Paul D. Zimmerman

Emerging from New York City, he entered the film world after a stint as a Newsweek film critic from 1967 to 1975, during which he also contributed material to television programs such as Sesame Street. His most celebrated screenplay came with Martin Scorsese’s dark comedy The King of Comedy (1982), and he shared writing duties on Lovers and Liars (1979) and Consuming Passions (1988). Beyond scr… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources