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After achieving fame by writing and producing the massively popular sports films Hoosiers (1986) and Rudy (1993), Angelo Pizzo fielded numerous requests to pen more inspirational sports stories. At first he feared becoming pigeonholed as the go-to sports-movie guy. But eventually he accepted this destiny as he continued writing screenplays, most of which concerned athletics.
He was born in Wilmette, Illinois in 1948 to Anthony Pizzo, a pathologist, and his wife, Patricia. Three years later they moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where Pizzo grew up. He was an indifferent student at University High School but did much better at Indiana University, where he majored in political science and considered going to law school. But after graduation Pizzo felt directionless and uncertain about his future. He was a movie aficionado; his favorite film genre was epic, larger-than-life pictures that swept him into another world. And he had collected over 150 books on film. But to Pizzo it seemed impossible that he could ever actually work in Hollywood. After his father advised him to identify
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Angelo Pizzo
American screenwriter and film producer
Angelo Pizzo | |
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| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (raised in Bloomington, Indiana) [1] |
| Occupation | screenwriter, producer, director |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | • Indiana University Bloomington (BA, political science, 1971) [2] • University of Southern California film school |
| Genre | Drama, fiction, sport |
Angelo Pizzo () is an American screenwriter and film producer, usually working on films based on a true story, and usually about athletics. He is best known for Hoosiers and Rudy.
Biography
Early life and education
Pizzo grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, the grandson of a Sicilian immigrant.[3] He graduated from Indiana University High School and Indiana University Bloomington, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science. While at Indiana University, Pizzo joined the Sigma Nu fraternity, where he met future collaborator David Anspaugh.
Pizzo considered becoming a lawyer, but his father encouraged
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# Angelo Pizzo
Big dreams in small towns
Ep 30 - An Afternoon with Angelo Pizzo (Part 2)
Ep 29 - An Afternoon with Angelo Pizzo (Part 1)
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