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Deborah Kaplan | |
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| Born | November 11, 1970 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director, producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Deborah Kaplan (born November 11, 1970) [1] is an American screenwriter and film director.
Kaplan was born and raised in Abington, Pennsylvania. [1] She went to Abington Senior High School, which is the school her movie Can’t Hardly Wait is based on.
Kaplan attended the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University (NYU). While there she met her creative partner Harry Elfont. They have since written several films together, and directed both Can't Hardly Wait starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry and Seth Green and Josie and the Pussycats , which featured Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson and Alan Cumming.
Kaplan married actor Breckin Meyer on October 14, 2001. They have two daughters together. The couple's separation and subsequent divorce was announced in 2012. [2]
| Year | Movies | Notes |
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| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | (with James Berg, and Stan Zimmerman) |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | (with Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.) |
| 2001 | Josie and the Pussycats | |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | (with Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin) |
| 2008 | Made of Honor | (with Adam Sztykiel) |
| 2010 | Leap Year |
| Year | Web series |
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| 2018–2019 | Liza on Demand |
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