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>Publishes his first novel, Kronski / McSmash, in 1969
>Writes a pair of noir novels in the 70s ("Kyd for Hire" and "Good Night and Good Bye") featuring a fictional detective created by him
>Meets Herschel Weingrod and publishes a novel called Heat Wave, based on a screenplay by Weingrod that didn't get greenlighted for a movie
>Harris and Weingrod decide to write movies as a pair, so they pitch and write Trading Places. It becomes the 4th highest grossing film of 1983 and gets a BAFTA nomination
>As a result of TP' success, Harris and Weingrod start getting called to write or rewrite several comedy films. They went on to write Brewster's Millions, Twins and Kindergarten Cop, plus the infamous box office bomb that was My Stepmother is an Alien
>Around the early 90s, Harris and Weingrod produce Falling Down at WB
>Not long after, WB hires them again to write the screenplay of Space Jam. It ended up being their most profitable work, yet their last collaboration
>Harris and Weingrod end their partnership and the former retires from Hollywood and big studio projects, moving to England with his second wife and children
>Harris publishes his final novel in 2004
>Around early 2008, WB contacts him to write the script of Astro Boy. Being neither a Hollywood film or a big studio project, Harris accepts and pens the script. First time writing a movie since Space Jam in 1996
>Astroboy flops at the box office and kills Imagi Studios, although Harris gets an Annie nomination for his screenplay
>He never wrote another movie again, only showing up for interviews regarding his early works. Missing in action since 2009
Harris' career in a nutshell
