Neal Israel: Neal Israel. Writer: Real Genius. Neal Israel was born on 27 July 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Real Genius (1985), Bachelor Party (1984) and Look Who's Talking Too (1990). He has been married to Lillian Johann Kastenberg since 17 November 1999. He was previously married to Amy Heckerling and Lori Lieberman.