Jon Hurwitz
Writer, Actor, Director, Producer
November 15, 1977 (48 years)
Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an alumnus of Randolph High School.
Jon Hurwitz, with Hayden Schlossberg, wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and wrote/directed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. They first met and became friends in high school in Randolph, NJ, and sold their first script "Filthy" to MGM while seniors in college. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Schlossberg a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school. Upon selling "Filthy", they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry.
Hurwitz and Schlossberg's next project is a relaunch of the American Pie franchise, which they will be writing and directing. In addition, they have several projects in development such as Grandma vs. Grandma, which they scripted for Paramount Pictures, and 21 Shots, which they are producing with Montecito Pictures.
Jon Hurwitz, with Hayden Schlossberg, wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and wrote/directed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. They first met and became friends in high school in Randolph, NJ, and sold their first script "Filthy" to MGM while seniors in college. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Schlossberg a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school. Upon selling "Filthy", they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry.
Hurwitz and Schlossberg's next project is a relaunch of the American Pie franchise, which they will be writing and directing. In addition, they have several projects in development such as Grandma vs. Grandma, which they scripted for Paramount Pictures, and 21 Shots, which they are producing with Montecito Pictures.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2012 | American Reunion · as Screenplay |
| 2011 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay · as Screenplay |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | Cobra Kai · as Jake |
| 2012 | American Reunion · as Dad At Party (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay · as Dancing Devil In Costume Shop (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle · as Tony (uncredited) |
| 2026 | |
| 2023 | Obliterated · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | |
| 2018 | Cobra Kai · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas · as Co-Producer |
| 2008 |
| 2026 | 4X20: Quick Hits · as Self - Writer & Creator |
| 2024 | Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo · as Self |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart · as Self |
| 2018 | Collider Live · as Self |
| 2023 | Obliterated · as Teleplay |