Tony Puryear

Tony Puryear was born on August 5th, 1957 in Buffalo, NY. Tony attended the Bronx High School of Science and Brown University where he majored in art. Tony went to Hollywood in 1990 courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. There he wrote Talk Fast , a comedy set in the world of black radio. Next up was a thriller for Actor/Director Sidney Poitier and Columbia Pictures entitled Red Money . In the summer of 1994, Tony sold his spec script, Eraser , to Warner Bros. and producer Arnold Kopelson. The...See more

Tony Puryear was born on August 5th, 1957 in Buffalo, NY. Tony attended the Bronx High School of Science and Brown University where he majored in art. Tony went to Hollywood in 1990 courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. There he wrote Talk Fast , a comedy set in the world of black radio. Next up was a thriller for Actor/Director Sidney Poitier and Columbia Pictures entitled Red Money . In the summer of 1994, Tony sold his spec script, Eraser , to Warner Bros. and producer Arnold Kopelson. The film, released in the summer of 1996 and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, grossed $340 million world-wide. Tony marries Erika Alexander in 1997. The author lives in Los Angeles, California. See less