Alan Wenkus
Alan Wenkus is an American
Radio career
Wenkus got his start in radio out of college. While performing stand-up comedy, he was hired to work on the
Television career
Wenkus was a writer and segment producer for
Screenwriting credits
Wenkus is known as a researcher and producer. Among his screen credits, Wenkus co-wrote and co-executive produced Universal's
As an uncredited “script doctor”, Wenkus has done rewrites and polishes on several studio film projects. He also co-wrote the screenplay Private Resort for Johnny Depp. The film also stars actor Rob Morrow and Andrew Dice Clay.
On May 13, 2015, it was announced at the Cannes Film Festival that Wenkus was writing and producing the big screen biopic, No Show Jones, about country music legend George Jones.[2]
In September 2015, Wenkus signed a deal to write the screenplay to the New York Times bestseller, Code Name: Johnny Walker. The book was co-written by American Sniper author Jim DeFelice.
In January 2016, Wenkus was nominated for a
References
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana Ice Cube's 'Straight Outta Compton' Movie Lands Writer (Exclusive) Hollywood Reporter. September 6, 2015
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana Cannes: 'Straight Outta Compton' Writer to Pen George Jones Biopic (Exclusive) Hollywood Reporter. September 6, 2015
External links
- ^ McNary, Dave. "'Straight Outta Compton' Writer to Adapt Navy SEAL Story 'Code Name: Johnny Walker'". Variety.