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Hayden Schlossberg is an American writer, director, and producer best known for his work on Cobra Kai along with Josh Heald and Jon Hurwitz.

Biography[]

Hayden was born on June 9, 1978 in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. Schlossberg met Jon Hurwitz when they both attended Randolph High School. Hurwitz went to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, with Josh Heald who lived in the same dorm with him during freshman year.

He is best known for Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) and Cobra Kai (2018).

Trivia[]

  • In a Twitter fan Q&A, Hayden claimed that Terry Silver is his favorite Karate Kid character.
  • Although he wrote episodes with Heald and Hurwitz, every episode he directed was was alongside Hurwitz.
  • On August 9, 2023, Hayden agreed with a fan about the poor treatment of female characters in Cobra Kai.[1]
  • In 2019, he appeared in the ESPN 30-On-30 documentary on the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, appearing as a "martial arts history expert".
  • Hayden made his acting debut in the ninth episode of Season 6 of Cobra Kai, "Blood In Blood Out".

References[]

  1. Twitter (@McSchlossberg): Agreed!
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