Alan Wenkus is an American screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

 and a former VP of Programming for Premiere Radio Networks

Premiere Radio Networks

Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...

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Radio career

Wenkus got his start in radio fresh out of college. While performing stand up comedy, he was hired to work on the HOT 97 Morning Show in New York City. He wrote for the show and performed a variety of on-air characters while also helping to develop nationally syndicated comedy services that included "Radio Hotline" and the "Stevens and Grdnic Daily Comedy Exclusive." He launched the comedy and prep radio services at Premiere Radio Networks in the 1990s and worked with hundreds of morning radio shows across the country helping them to stay topical and entertaining.

Screenwriting Credits

Alan Wenkus was 22 when he co-wrote the screenplay Private Resort

Private Resort

Private Resort is a 1985 comedy film, directed by George Bowers and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall, and Alan Wenkus. The film starred the then-unknown Rob Morrow , Johnny Depp and Andrew Dice Clay.-Plot:...

 for 21-year-old Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...

. The comedy Private Resort

Private Resort

Private Resort is a 1985 comedy film, directed by George Bowers and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall, and Alan Wenkus. The film starred the then-unknown Rob Morrow , Johnny Depp and Andrew Dice Clay.-Plot:...

 also starred actor Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Robert Alan "Rob" Morrow is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Don Eppes on Numb3rs and as Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure, a role which garnered him three Golden Globes and two Emmy Award nominations for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series."-Personal life:Morrow was born in...

 in his first film. Private Resort

Private Resort

Private Resort is a 1985 comedy film, directed by George Bowers and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall, and Alan Wenkus. The film starred the then-unknown Rob Morrow , Johnny Depp and Andrew Dice Clay.-Plot:...

 often plays on cable and midnight shows as a campy cult classic. Wenkus, Depp and Morrow have all gone on to successful careers.

In addition to Private Resort

Private Resort

Private Resort is a 1985 comedy film, directed by George Bowers and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall, and Alan Wenkus. The film starred the then-unknown Rob Morrow , Johnny Depp and Andrew Dice Clay.-Plot:...

, Wenkus has written several other screenplays including a remake of the 1970s cult classic Dolemite

Dolemite

Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation feature film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack...

 and recently researched and co-wrote the Eazy E/NWA

NWA

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 biopic Straight Outta Compton which is currently being produced by New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...

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External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921023/
• http://www.premiereradio.com/news/view/254.html
• http://www.mannythemovieguy.com/index.php?entry=entry090312-130714