Originally from Washington DC, Lawrence Hughes Stern graduated from Brown University - with a BA degree in theater arts. He received his MFA in writing (film, theater, and television) from UCLA.

He has received several awards for his writing in all mediums - stage, film, and music. Among them: a Samuel Goldwyn Award, The Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme Musical Theater Scholarship - and a couple of other in-house UCLA awards. He has also been a finalist for the Chesterfield Grant (twice), the O'Neill Theater Festival, and semifinalist for the Fade In Awards.

Lawrence is represented as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. He has been hired for many indie writing and rewriting projects which are now in development. One of his award-winning indie dramas, "Intensive Care", is in the process of being packaged (2009).

His romantic comedy feature script "Finding Gravity" was optioned in October 2009.

He has had three stage shows produced in LA -- one of which was LA Weekly's "Pick of the Week." In 2009, Lawrence placed in the final rounds with two different original songs for the Billboard Magazine Songwriting Awards.

He especially enjoys writing in the drama, comedy, and suspense genres. He has also written and directed two short films. He is now finishing a third, the short thriller "Snarled".

A trained actor and musician, Lawrence has done a great deal of performing on both coasts. He often plays piano and sings at private events and parties in his spare time. He recently recorded his first demo and has just finished a new thriller feature spec screenplay.