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Hayden Schlossberg (born June 9, 1978) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on Cobra Kai (with Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald) and the Harold & Kumar films and the American Reunion (with Hurwitz).

Hayden Schlossberg
Schlossberg at the American Reunion premiere in 2012
Born	(1978-06-09) June 9, 1978 (age 44) Livingston, New Jersey
Occupation	screenwriter, director, producer
Known for	Cobra Kai Harold & Kumar

Early life

Schlossberg was born in New Jersey, to Jewish parents.[1][2] Schlossberg met Jon Hurwitz when they both attended Randolph High School. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 2000.[3][4]

Career

Schlossberg was a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school, while Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. It was during this time that they sold their first script Filthy to MGM. Upon selling Filthy, they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry.[5]

The idea for the first Harold and Kumar film, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle developed while they were living in Los Angeles. Schlossberg and Hurwitz decided to write a low-budget stoner film and base the main characters on their high school friends from Randolph High School. They based the character of Harold on their real-life friend Harold Lee. Hurwitz got the idea to base the film around White Castle from his own experience craving White Castle burgers when he lived in Pennsylvania for several years. At the time, Pennsylvania did not have any White Castle locations and Hurwitz had to have family members bring him frozen White Castle burgers from New Jersey.[6] It was later followed by Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. They also wrote and directed the fourth theatrical entry in the American Pie franchise, writing and directing American Reunion (2012).[7]

They currently work on Cobra Kai, a continuation of The Karate Kid franchise. They created the show, along with their close friend Josh Heald. The trio serve as executive producers, show runners, writers, and directors on the series.[8] More recently, he and his friend Jon Hurwitz, along with Josh Heald via Counterbalance Entertainment has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television.[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2004	Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle	No	Yes	No
2008	Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay	Yes	Yes	co-producer
	Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam	Yes	Yes	No	short film
2011	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas	No	Yes	co-producer
2012	American Reunion	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Blockers	No	No	Yes
2018–present	Cobra Kai	Yes	Yes	Executive	also co-creator
2021	Plan B	No	No	Yes

See also

• Jon Hurwitz

References

External links

• Hayden Schlossberg at IMDb

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