Tom Grasty

Tom Grasty (born 1968) is an American screenwriter and novelist.

Grasty began his career as a political direct mail copywriter in Washington, DC during the 1988 election cycle. From 1990 to 1994, Grasty continued to work in the public relations and advertising industries before turning his attention to entertainment.

From 1994 to 1998 Grasty was a senior story analyst for HBO Pictures and DreamWorks SKG where in addition to evaluated material for the screen, he worked as a researcher on the Academy Award-winning Roman epic, “Gladiator,” starring Russell Crowe.

From 1999 to 2002, Grasty served as Head of Development for VH1 Motion Pictures for Television, overseeing creative development of all long-form projects for the network, including films based on the lives of Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Heart, MC Hammer, The Monkees, Ricky Nelson, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Def Leppard, and Studio 54 founder, Steve Rubell.

Grasty continues to produce programming for film and television and is the author of the novel, "Blood on the Tracks," a murder mystery set in the world of rock and roll. Several of his screenplays have been optioned for film, television and the stage.

Tom Grasty lives in Los Angeles, California.

Bibliography

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Screenplays
- "Every Purpose Under Heaven" (Finalist, Diane Thomas Award, 1995)

Plays
- "The Favour of A Reply Is Requested" (1998)

Other work
- Part-time Professor, Department of Radio, Television, Video & Film (California State University, Fullerton)
- Instructor, Story Structure & Screenwriting (UCLA-Extension)

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