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Josh Heald (born December 12, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''
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'' and ''
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.''


Early life

Heald was born in
Red Bank, New Jersey Red Bank is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Incorporated in 1908, the community is on the Navesink River, the area's original transportation route to the ocean and other ports. Red Bank is in the New York Metropolitan A ...
. He was raised in
Middletown Township, New Jersey Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township had a total population of 67,106, making it the most-populous municipality in the county and the state's 16th ...
and attended
Middletown High School South Middletown High School South is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the two secondary schools of t ...
, where he played the trombone and was a drum major in the school's marching band. Heald was studying finance at the
University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
's
Wharton School The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in P ...
, with
Jon Hurwitz Jonathan Benjamin Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''Cobra Kai'' (with Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald), the ''Harold & Kumar'' films, and ''American Reunion'' (wit ...
who lived in the same dorm with him during freshman year. As Hurwitz's high school friend
Hayden Schlossberg Hayden Schlossberg (born June 9, 1978) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''Cobra Kai'' (with Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald), the ''Harold & Kumar'' films and ''American Reunion'' (with Hurwitz). Early l ...
(who was in college at The University of Chicago) frequently came to visit, Heald also got to know him as well.


Career

During his time at Wharton, Heald was the editor-in-chief of 34th Street magazine, and he briefly considered a career in journalism. Ultimately, he accepted a position in finance, but was laid off during the
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in 2001. He then joined Hurwitz and Schlossberg in Los Angeles, where he worked as a screenwriter. Heald currently works on ''
Cobra Kai ''Cobra Kai'' is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original ''The Karate Kid'' films by Robert Mark Kamen. The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed b ...
'', a continuation of ''
The Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and W ...
'' franchise with Hurwitz & Schlossberg. The trio serve as executive producers, show runners, writers, and directors on the series. More recently they all signed a deal with
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.


Filmography


See also

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Jon Hurwitz Jonathan Benjamin Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''Cobra Kai'' (with Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald), the ''Harold & Kumar'' films, and ''American Reunion'' (wit ...
*
Hayden Schlossberg Hayden Schlossberg (born June 9, 1978) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''Cobra Kai'' (with Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald), the ''Harold & Kumar'' films and ''American Reunion'' (with Hurwitz). Early l ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heald, Josh 1977 births Living people American male screenwriters Middletown High School South alumni People from Middletown Township, New Jersey People from Red Bank, New Jersey Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Screenwriters from New Jersey