Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as an alumnus of Randolph High School.
Jon Hurwitz, with Hayden Schlossberg, wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and wrote/directed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. They first met and became friends in high school in Randolph, NJ, and sold their first script "Filthy" to MGM while seniors in college. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Schlossberg a history major at the University of Chicago with plans of attending law school. Upon selling "Filthy", they moved to Hollywood to begin their career in the entertainment industry.
Hurwitz and Schlossberg's next project is a relaunch of the American Pie franchise, which they will be writing and directing. In addition, they have several projects in development such as Grandma vs. Grandma, which they scripted for Paramount Pictures, and 21 Shots, which they are producing with Montecito Pictures. Jon Hurwitz(1977년생, Byram, New Jersey, USA) 는 작가로, 대표작으로 코브라 카이, 72시간, 초토화가 있으며, 그 외에도 아메리칸 파이: 19금 동창회, 해롤드와 쿠마, 해롤드와 쿠마 3: 크리스마스 대작전, 해롤드와 쿠마 2: 관타나모만 탈출, Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam, Knight Rider 등 다양한 작품에 참여했다. 특히 2026년에는 72시간에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 72시간 집필을 맡았다. 2026년 72시간 제작에 참여했다. 2024년 코브라 카이 6: 도장 속 비하인드 스토리에 출연했다.