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Michael J. Leeson
Michael Jon Leeson (died July 27, 2016) was an American screenwriter. Filmography *''Love, American Style'' (1972–1973) (TV) *''All in the Family'' (1973) (TV) *''The Partridge Family'' (1973–1974) (TV) *''The Odd Couple'' (1972–1974) (TV) *''Happy Days'' (1974) (TV) *''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1975) (TV) *''Phyllis'' (1975–1976) (TV) *''Rhoda'' (1975–1976) (TV) *''Mixed Nuts'' (1977) (TV) *'' Fast Lane Blues'' (1978) (TV) *'' The Associates'' (1979) (TV) *''Taxi'' (1978–1980) (TV) *''Best of the West'' (1981) (TV) *'' Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again'' (with Monica Johnson, Harvey Miller and Jerry Belson) (1982) *'' The Survivors'' (1983) *''When Your Lover Leaves'' (1983) (TV) *''The Tracey Ullman Show'' (1987) (TV) *''I Married Dora'' (1987–1988) (TV) *''The War of the Roses'' (1989) *''Grand'' (1990) (TV) *''Davis Rules'' (1992) (TV) *''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992) (TV) *''I.Q.'' (with Andy Breckman) (1994) *''What Planet Are You From?'' (with Garry S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Miller (screenwriter)
Harvey Skolnik (June 15, 1935 – January 8, 1999) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Original Screenplay for the film '' Private Benjamin''. He also was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on ''The Odd Couple'' and ''Love, American Style''. In January 1999, Miller died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 63. Filmography *'' Studio One'' (1957) (TV) *''The Mothers-In-Law'' (1967-1968) (TV) *''Accidental Family'' (1967-1968) (TV) *''That Girl'' (1968) (TV) *'' Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.'' (1969) *'' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' (1968) (TV) *''Love American Style'' (1969-1974) *''Barefoot in the Park'' (1970) (TV) *''The Odd Couple'' (1970-1975) *''Anna and the King'' (1972) (TV) *''The Bob Newhart Show'' (1972-1978) (TV) *''Sirota's Court'' (1976-1977) (TV) *''Laverne and Shirley'' (Supervising Producer) (1978) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tuxedo
''The Tuxedo'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy parody that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities. It also involves a corporate terrorist, threatening to poison the United States' fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host. The film received negative reviews from critics upon release and earned a total worldwide box office gross of $104.4 million. Plot James "Jimmy" Tong is a taxi driver notorious for his speed and ability to get his customers anywhere in the least amount of time. His reputation lands him a job as the personal chauffeur of the mysterious but wealthy Clark Devlin. Jimmy does not really know what his new boss' job is, but Devlin's friendly nature, imperturbable demeanor, and willingness to offer Jimmy advice wins Jimmy over and the two become friends. What Jimmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Shandling
Garry Emmanuel Shandling (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Shandling began his career writing for sitcoms, such as '' Sanford and Son'' and ''Welcome Back, Kotter''. He made a successful stand-up performance on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' where he became a frequent guest host. Shandling was, for a time, considered the leading contender to replace Johnny Carson. In 1986, he created ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'', which aired on Showtime. It was nominated for four Emmy Awards (including one for Shandling) and lasted until 1990. Shandling's second show, ''The Larry Sanders Show'', began airing on HBO in 1992. He was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards for the show and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1998, along with Peter Tolan, for writing the series finale. In film, he had a recurring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in ''Iron Man 2'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Planet Are You From?
''What Planet Are You From?'' is a 2000 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Michael Leeson, Garry Shandling, Ed Solomon, and Peter Tolan based on a story by Leeson and Shandling. The film stars Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, and John Goodman. Plot A denizen ( Garry Shandling) of a faraway planet occupied only by highly evolved males is ordered by his superior, Graydon (Ben Kingsley), to find a female human, impregnate her and bring the baby back to the planet. The visitor to Earth ends up in Phoenix, Arizona, where he assumes the name Harold Anderson and takes a job in a bank. There he meets a womanizing co-worker Perry Gordon (Greg Kinnear), who goes to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings strictly to meet women. Harold accompanies him to one and meets Susan (Annette Bening), a recovering alcoholic. He must marry her before he can try to mate. After their wedding in Las Vegas, Susan finds herself w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Breckman
Andrew Ross Breckman (born March 3, 1955) is an American television and film writer and a radio personality on WFMU. He is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series ''Monk'' on the USA Network, and is co-host of WFMU radio's long-running conceptual comedy program ''Seven Second Delay''. He has written screenplays for a number of comedy films including '' Sgt. Bilko'' (starring Steve Martin) and ''Rat Race'' (directed by Jerry Zucker), and is frequently hired as a " script doctor" to inject humorous content into scripts written by other screenwriters. Television work Breckman wrote for '' Late Night with David Letterman'' from 1982 to 1984, and contributed sketches to ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1983 to 1996. One of his most well-known vignettes was a ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch called "White Like Me" (which he also directed), in which Eddie Murphy disguises himself as a Caucasian for a day. In 2003 he served as a jokewriter for comedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cosby Show
''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. ''The Cosby Show'' spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television. ''The Cosby Show'' and ''All in the Family'' are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20. According to ''TV Guide'', the show "was TV's biggest hit in the 1980s, and almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes." ''TV Guide'' also ranked it 28th on their list of 50 Greatest Shows. In addition, Cliff Huxtable was named as the "Greatest Television Dad". In May 1992, ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that ''The Cosby Show'' helped to make possible a larger variety of sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Rules
''Davis Rules'' is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC in 1991 and on CBS in 1992. The series was produced by Carsey-Werner Productions. Synopsis The series stars Randy Quaid as Dwight Davis, a widowed elementary school principal who is raising his three sons (Robbie, Charlie, and Ben) with the help of his wacky father Gunny Davis (Jonathan Winters). Cast * Randy Quaid as Dwight Davis * Jonathan Winters as Gunny Davis * Trevor Bullock as Robbie Davis (season 1) * Luke Edwards as Charlie Davis * Nathan Watt as Ben Davis * Patricia Clarkson as Cosmo Yeargin (season 1) * Rigoberto Jimenez as Rigo Cordona (season 1) * Tamayo Otsuki as Mrs. Elaine Yamagami * Debra Mooney as Mrs. Rush * Debra Jo Rupp as Ms. Higgins (season 1) * Vonni Ribisi as Skinner Buckley (season 2) * Bonnie Hunt as Gwen Davis (season 2) Production ''Davis Rules'' was canceled by ABC after less than one season despite having premiered after Super Bowl XXV. ABC retained the rights to the series and planned to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand (TV Series)
''Grand'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 18 to December 27, 1990. The series featured an ensemble cast including Pamela Reed, Bonnie Hunt, Michael McKean, John Randolph, Andrew Lauer, John Neville, Joel Murray and Sara Rue. It was created by Michael Leeson and executive produced by Leeson, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner. Premise ''Grand'' was more of a satire of soap operas than a traditional situation comedy and mocked conventions of soap opera. The series followed three interrelated families, from different social classes, in rural Pennsylvania: the wealthy Weldons, the impoverished Pasettis, and the middle class Smithsons. The Weldons were the wealthiest family in Grand, Pennsylvania. They owned the largest company, a piano factory which was starting to fall on hard times due to declining sales, a situation that patriarch Harris Weldon ( John Randolph) blamed on Asian imports. In Weldon's household were his dimwitted son, Norris (Joel M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War Of The Roses (film)
''The War of the Roses'' is a 1989 American satirical black comedy film based upon the 1981 novel of the same name by Warren Adler. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle. The film co-stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. The three actors had previously worked together in ''Romancing the Stone'' and its sequel ''The Jewel of the Nile''. DeVito directed the film, which also had producer James L. Brooks and actor Dan Castellaneta working on a project outside of ''The Simpsons''. The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass and Elaine Makatura Bass. In both the novel and the film, the married couple's family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to the battles between the warring houses of York and Lancaster who were contending for the English throne during the late Middle Ages. In Germany, the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Married Dora
''I Married Dora'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1987 to January 8, 1988. It was created by Michael J. Leeson. Synopsis Los Angeles architect and single father Peter Farrell (Daniel Hugh Kelly) was dependent upon his housekeeper Dora Calderon (Elizabeth Peña). However, she was an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador and the United States government's Immigration and Naturalization Service was about to deport her. To prevent her from being arrested upon her return home, and to be able to continue to employ her services as a housekeeper, the two married. As marriages under false pretenses were (and still are) violations of federal law, the first episode included a disclaimer notifying viewers of this fact and adding, "You should not try this in your own home." Two important aspects of the stories were the threat of their sham marriage: being discovered by authorities and the possibility that they might fall in love, normalizing and legitimizing thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tracey Ullman Show
''The Tracey Ullman Show'' is an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987, the network's second original primetime series to air following '' Married... with Children'', and ran until May 26, 1990. The show was produced by Gracie Films. The show blended sketch comedy with musical numbers and dance routines, choreographed by Paula Abdul, along with animated shorts. The format was conceived by creator and executive producer James L. Brooks, who was looking to showcase the show's multitalented star. Brooks likened the show to producing three pilots a week. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The show is also known for producing a series of shorts featuring the Simpson family, which was later adapted into the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, ''The Simpsons''. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' was the first Fox pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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