Richard LaGravenese

What I admire about Richard LaGravenese is how quietly he builds emotional architecture. The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County, Behind the Candelabra: these are scripts that trust the audience to feel rather than be told. Coming out of Brooklyn and Tisch, he never chased spectacle; he chased the ache underneath ordinary lives. I find his transition into directing telling, too: a writer who wants full control of tone. He is the kind of craftsman whose name in the credits is a small promise that the dialogue will earn its tears. I would watch anything he writes.

Name (English)

Richard LaGravenese

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・ラグラヴェネーズ

Reading

りちゃーど・らぐらゔぇねーず

Born

October 30, 1959 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

screenwriter / film director / director / executive producer / actor

High school

Lafayette High School

University

New York University Tisch School of the Arts

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA

Tags

• New York
• screenwriter
• film director
• director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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