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Steven E. de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office. De Souza was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Evelyn and Walton Henriques de Souza. His father was the son of Jamaican immigrants, and his cousin is pianist Monty Alexander. He attended Penn State, where he was a student of Philip Klass (better known by his pseudonym William Tenn). De Souza has written extensively for TV, on such series as The Six Million Dollar Man,... MORE

Steven E. de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office. De Souza was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Evelyn and Walton Henriques de Souza. His father was the son of Jamaican immigrants, and his cousin is pianist Monty Alexander. He attended Penn State, where he was a student of Philip Klass (better known by his pseudonym William Tenn). De Souza has written extensively for TV, on such series as The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and Knight Rider, as well as The Powers of Matthew Star and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, both of which he also created. He was also responsible for several of the most successful films of the 1980s and 90s, including Commando, 48 Hrs.,The Running Man, Die Hard, and Die Hard 2. De Souza later scripted Beverly Hills Cop III, Judge Dredd and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. He also produced and directed a number of films including Street Fighter. De Souza started his film career writing, directing, and producing the low-budget stoner comedy Arnold's Wrecking Co., which won LESS