Bruce Wagner

Bruce Alan Wagner (born March 20, 1954) is an American novelist, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director based in Los Angeles known for his acerbic view of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Wagner was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Morton Wagner and Bernice Maletz. At the age of four, his family moved to San Francisco, then to Los Angeles four years later. He attended Beverly Vista Elementary School in Beverly Hills, CA. until the 8th gra... more

Bruce Alan Wagner (born March 20, 1954) is an American novelist, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director based in Los Angeles known for his acerbic view of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Wagner was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Morton Wagner and Bernice Maletz. At the age of four, his family moved to San Francisco, then to Los Angeles four years later. He attended Beverly Vista Elementary School in Beverly Hills, CA. until the 8th grade. He attended Beverly Hills High School but dropped out in his junior year. He worked in bookstores, drove an ambulance for Schaeffer Ambulance, and drove a limousine at the Beverly Hills Hotel. In 1989, he married actress Rebecca De Mornay. They later divorced. Wagner began writing articles for magazines, and writing scripts. His first screenplay, "Young Lust," was produced by Robert Stigwood ("Grease") but was never released. It was that experience that ultimately led him to write his modern take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Pat Hobby" short... less