Leonard Solomon Blum (born December 29, 1951) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer and film composer.

Early life

Blum was born into a Jewish family. He attended Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. He later graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975.

Career

He has written many films, specializing in comedy, including Meatballs, Stripes, Heavy Metal, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Beethoven's 2nd, Private Parts, The Pink Panther remake and Over the Hedge. Prior to his film career, early on he was a rock musician and songwriter did studio productions, produced radio commercials. In 2015, the Toronto International Film Festival created a screenwriter's residency program named after Blum, specifically for up and coming Canadian screenwriters to develop their projects. The inaugural resident was Stephen Dunn. In 2016, Andrew Cividino was announced as the new resident.

Accolades

He won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay, in 1980, for the film Meatballs.

Personal life

He has been married to Heather Munroe-Blum since 1970, with whom he has a daughter, Sydney.

Filmography