Alex Kurtzman Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Conn․, in 1995
• Got his start as a writer in Hollywood with the cult TV series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys," which he worked on with Roberto Orci
• Quote: "You always go by your gut․ That's the best you can do․ You go by what you feel, and you say yes or no based on what it inspires in you․"
• Quote: "[on "Transformers"] "The recipe for success, at least in our case, is that you take out the giant robots and make a little indie movie out of the characters' story line ․․․ then when you add back in the giant robots, you have something special․""
• Quote: "[on screenwriting] "You're constantly making a leap of faith, thinking that you're going to get to the next thing and somehow at the end of this road, it's going to work․ The puzzle of it fascinated me․""
• Has worked alongside the likes of Kevin Sorbo, Michael Bay, J․J․ Abrams and frequently collaborates with writing partner Roberto Orci
• Along with Roberto Orci, he established the production company K/O Paper Products in 2009
• Best known for writing several blockbuster films, including "Transformers," "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," "Star Trek" and "Mission: Impossible III․"
• While in high school, became good friends with Roberto Orci, whom he would later work with on several projects