Steven E. de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the box office.
De Souza was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Evelyn and Walton Henriques de Souza. His father was Jamaican and his cousin is pianist Monty Alexander. He attended Penn State.
De Souza is credited with being the writer for seven TV ser...
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Steven E. de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the box office.
De Souza was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Evelyn and Walton Henriques de Souza. His father was Jamaican and his cousin is pianist Monty Alexander. He attended Penn State.
De Souza is credited with being the writer for seven TV series, including The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Knight Rider, "The Powers of Matthew Star" with a note of trivia that Tom Cruise and Heather Locklear had auditioned for the lead parts, but were passed over in favor of Peter Barton and Amy Steel and Tales from the Crypt. He was also responsible for several of the most successful films of the 1980s including 48 Hrs., Die Hard, Die Hard 2 and Commando.
De Souza later scripted Beverly Hills Cop III, Judge Dredd and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, and produced and directed...
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