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  1. Alex Kurtzman
    Alex KurtzmanAmerican filmmaker
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  2. Alexander Hilary Kurtzman is an American filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing the scripts to Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with his writing and producing partner Roberto Orci, and directing and co-writing The Mummy. He made his directorial debut with People Like Us, co-written alongside Orci and Jody Lambert.
    BornAlexander Hilary Kurtzman · September 7, 1973 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    SpouseSamantha Counter (m. 2002)
    OccupationsScreenwriter · producer · director
    Known forCo-founder of K/O Paper Products, founder of Secret Hideout
    Early life and education

    Kurtzman was born into a Jewish family and raised in Los Angeles, California. His longtime screenwriting partner Roberto Orci was his best friend in high school.
    Kurtzman attended Wesleyan University. See more

    Career

    Kurtzman first teamed with Orci on the syndicated series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, for the television unit of Pacific Renaissance Pictures, then operating out of Universal International. After they produced several stor… See more

    Personal life

    In 2002, Kurtzman married Samantha Counter, the daughter of lawyer Nick Counter. See more

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