Robert Florsheim is an American screenwriter

Screenwriter

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, best known for co-writing The Passion Of The Ark with Josh Stolberg

Josh Stolberg

Josh Stolberg is an American film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He won the Seashore Award and the Queen Spirit Award as a director of the film The Life Coach. He also wrote and directed the 2005 film Kids in America, as well as made a cameo appearance as a security guard in the film...

, (the basis for the film "Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American religious comedy film and the stand-alone sequel to Bruce Almighty . The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, and starring Steve Carell as the title character. Morgan Freeman also reprised his role as God from the original film. Production of...

"). Their original script was reported by Daily Variety as the highest priced spec script

Spec script

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 ever sold by unproduced screenwriters (April, 2004). In refashioning the script into "Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American religious comedy film and the stand-alone sequel to Bruce Almighty . The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, and starring Steve Carell as the title character. Morgan Freeman also reprised his role as God from the original film. Production of...

", Universal Studios

Universal Studios

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 discarded the script and then hired screenwriter Steve Oedekerk

Steve Oedekerk

Stephen Brenton "Steve" Oedekerk is an American comedian, director, editor, producer, screenwriter and actor. Oedekerk is best known for his collaborations with actor Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac , his series of "Thumbmation" shorts and his film Kung Pow: Enter the Fist .-Life and...

, who received sole writing credit on the finished film.

He also co-wrote the scripts for Man-Witch (starring Jack Black

Jack Black

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 and directed by Todd Phillips), the book adaptation of The Spellman Files, produced by Laura Ziskin

Laura Ziskin

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, as well as a remake of Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

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's "To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

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". In addition, Florsheim has written scripts for Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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, Mike Myers

Mike Myers (actor)

Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...

, Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Michael John Douglas , better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor known for his early comedic roles, most notably his performance as the title character of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice . Keaton is also famous for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton's...

, Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has achieved great success in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Eleventh Hour, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The...

, John Davis

John Davis

- American politicians:*John Davis , Massachusetts state representative and federal judge*John Davis , U.S. Representative from Kansas...

, Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...

, and others.

Born in Chicago

Chicago

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, he attended the Francis W. Parker School

Francis W. Parker School (Chicago)

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. He graduated with honors from Stanford University

Stanford University

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 with a degree in Drama

Drama

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 in 1992. In 1995, Florsheim received his M.F.A. from the USC School of Cinema-Television. He lives in Los Angeles.

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