Lawrence Lasker

Lawrence Charles Lasker (born October 7, 1949) is an American screenwriter and producer who entered American film in 1983 as writer of the movie WarGames.^[1][2]

Lawrence Lasker
Lasker at WarGames screening, 2008
Born	Lawrence Charles Lasker (1949-10-07) October 7, 1949 (age 76) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupations	Film producer screenwriter
Parents	Edward Lasker Jane Greer
Family	Albert Lasker (grandfather) Frances Lasker Brody (aunt) Doris Kenyon (step-grandmother) Mary Woodard Lasker (step-grandmother)

Biography

Lasker was born in Los Angeles County, California. He is the son of actor Jane Greer and producer Edward Lasker.^[3] His paternal grandfather was businessman Albert Lasker and his paternal step-grandmothers were actor Doris Kenyon and Mary Woodard Lasker. He graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1967 and attended Yale University, as did his father.

Filmography

Title	Year	Producer	Writer	Notes
WarGames	1983		Yes
Project X	1987	Yes	Story
True Believer	1989	Yes
Awakenings	1990	Yes
Eddie Dodd	1991	Executive	Creator	Television series (6 episodes)
Sneakers	1992	Yes	Yes

Also cameo as "Party Guest" in The Other Side of the Wind (2018).

Work nominated for awards

Lasker and Walter F. Parkes were nominated for an Academy Award in screenwriting in 1983 for WarGames.^[4] Parkes and he later were nominated for Best Picture of the Year in 1990 for Awakenings. In 2023, Lasker won the Future of Life Award for reducing the risk of nuclear war through the power of storytelling.^[5]