Mark Andrus

Mark Andrus is an award-winning American screenwriter. After receiving a Master of Business Administration from UC Riverside, Andrus decided to take a creative writing class while waiting to hear from the law schools to which he had applied. Impressed by his work, instructor Tomás Rivera encouraged him to enroll in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California. Upon graduation, Norman Lear signed him to a contract with his production company. He later joined Castle Rock Entertainment, where he received his first screen credit for the 1991 romantic fantasy Late for Dinner. Shortly after, Andrus wrote Old Friends, a screenplay about the vilest man in New York City and his gay neighbor. Initially Kevin...