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* Leslie Dixon, usually a comedic writer for films such as the ''[[Hairspray]]'' remake, also wrote the sci-fi thriller ''[[Limitless]]'', about a man who becomes addicted to a powerful mind drug.
* Aaron McGruder, creator of the comic strip turned animated series ''[[The Boondocks]]'', also co-wrote the non-comedic war film ''[[Red Tails (Film)|Red Tails]]'', about the Tuskegee Airmen in [[World War II]].
* John Patrick Shanley, the [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner playwright of ''[[Doubt (Theatre)|Doubt]]'' and [[Academy Award]] winning writer of ''[[Moonstruck]]'' also wrote the adaptations of ''[[WereWe're Back! aA DinosaursDinosaur's Story (Film)|Were Back a Dinosaurs Story]]'' and ''[[Congo]]'', along with the fantasy comedy ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]''.
* If this can be extended to television, [[Stephen J Cannell]] was not limited to cop dramas and adventure shows - as one newspaper article pointed out, do ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'' and ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' have any real similarities other than both involving flying?