Eszterhas, Joe

Joe Eszterhas has written fifteen films which have made more than a billion dollars at the box office. Among them are "Basic Instinct", "Jagged Edge", "Flashdance", "Showgirls", " Betrayed", "Music Box" and "F.I.S.T". He is the author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "American Rhapsody" and "Hollywood Animal". In 1975, his second book, "Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse", was nominated for the National Book Award. He was a senior editor at "Rolling Stone" from 1971 to 1975. He lives with his wife, Naomi, and their four sons in Bainbridge Township, Ohio.