Jonathan M. Goldstein HLS '95 (Writer & Producer, HORRIBLE BOSSES, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2)

By Dayna Wilkinson

While camping in the remote Yukon, a former class clown learns he’s been accepted by Harvard Law School.

"I decided ‘I’ll apply and see what happens,’” Jonathan Goldstein HLS '95 says. "I never thought I’d get in.”

Nor did he imagine that law school would lead to a career as a screenwriter. This summer, Jonathan and his writing partner sold THE BUS DRIVER, a comedy pitch, to New Line for seven figures.

"I always had a predilection for comedy,” Jonathan recalls. "One of the highlights of my childhood was when we got HBO—I watched movies like AIRPLANE and CADDYSHACK over and over. I was in trouble a lot in school because I was always making jokes and being sent to the principal’s office.”