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    Birthday: September 29, 2042

    Steven Tesich made a name for himself in Hollywood after he won an Oscar for his script for Breaking Away, a story of bicycle racing, rivalry, and small-town youths coming of age. Set in Bloomington IN, the story was close to Tesich, for he, too, had been passionate about biking during his college days at Indiana University, Bloomington. Other notable Tesich screenplays include ...more
    • 1979
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Breaking Away
    • win
    • 1979
    • New York Film Critics Circle
    • Best Screenplay
    • Breaking Away
    • win
    • 1979
    • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    • Best Screenplay
    • Breaking Away
    • nom
    • 1985
    • Eleni
    • Screenwriter


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