Steven E. de Souza

Steven Edward de Souza (born November 17, 1947) is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over US$2 billion at the worldwide box office.

Early life

De Souza was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Evelyn (Green) and H. Walton Henriques de Souza, who owned a real estate company. He attended Penn State, where he was a student of Philip Klass (better known by his pseudonym William Tenn).

Career

De Souza has written extensively for television, 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, The Flintstones, 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 and television shows including Street Fighter and Possessed.