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Herlihy

American  
[hur-luh-hee] / ˈhɜr lə hi /

noun

  1. James Leo, 1927–93, U.S. playwright and novelist.


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Please Don’t Destroy’s Martin Herlihy wrote and directed a short film that closed the episode about techniques to get someone to break up with you.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Tim Herlihy has had a lasting and prolific creative partnership with Adam Sandler, the star of Netflix’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ which he co-wrote with the actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

In the years that followed, as Herlihy attended and graduated from NYU’s law school and entered the professional world, he continued to supply Sandler with ideas and material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

Together, they wrote the screenplay for what became Sandler’s 1995 starring vehicle “Billy Madison,” trading pages by fax while Herlihy typed late at night on a computer at his law firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

Major Lowry's a fine gentleman," said John Herlihy, largely; "a fine, easy, grauver man!

From Mount Music by Ross, Martin

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