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Timothy Patrick Herlihy (born October 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and playwright. Films written or produced by Herlihy have grossed over $3 billion at the worldwide box office.
- THE DIRECTOR’S OWN REAL-LIFE HEARTBREAK ALLOWED HIM TO TAP INTO THE FILM’S EMOTION. Longtime Sandler friend and collaborator Frank Coraci directed The Wedding Singer, and said that his own experience with having his heart broken was part of what allowed him to tap into the movie’s unique balance of humor and heartfelt romance.
- THE IDEA TO SET THE FILM IN THE 1980S CAME FROM THE RADIO. The Wedding Singer was written by Tim Herlihy, a longtime collaborator of Sandler’s who, in addition to writing for Saturday Night Live, wrote the scripts for Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and The Waterboy (among other Sandler-starring films).
- SANDLER WANTED TO MAKE A “PRO-LOVE” FILM. While promoting the movie on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in 1998, Sandler said, “We wanted to make a romantic comedy that was heavy on the laughs.
- THE MOVIE DOESN’T FEATURE ANY SEX SCENES, AND THERE’S A REASON FOR THAT. In the same interview, Conan O’Brien asked Sandler why there weren’t any sex scenes in the film, which seemed odd for a rom-com.
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Jul 24, 2015 · TIM HERLIHY: [Laughs] Basically money. It was the ’80s, and everybody wanted to be like Charlie Sheen in Wall Street and Donald Trump. I honestly was interested in stocks and bonds and stuff;...
Jul 26, 2009 · What began as Herlihy helping out a friend with a few jokes eventually developed into a full-blown writing career. In fact, the dorms at NYU produced a virtual Sandler production crew.
Adam Sandler had an idea for a comedy about a wedding singer who gets left at the altar, and suggested it to Tim Herlihy. Inspired by the radio show "Lost in the '80s" Herlihy decided to set the film in that decade.
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Tim Herlihy (born October 9, 1966) is an American screen actor, film producer, screenwriter, and Broadway show author. Herlihy was born in Brooklyn, New York and is a graduate of the New York University School of Law. He frequently collaborates with Adam Sandler.
