Harry Colomby (August 20, 1929 – December 25, 2021) was an American

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, producer and

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. While still a schoolteacher of English and social studies at a High School in New York City, he became the manager of the jazz pianist

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...

in 1955, and remained so for the next 14 years. His other clients were jazz pianist/singer

Mose Allison Mose John Allison Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to N ...

, comedian

John Byner John Byner (born John Biener; June 28, 1938) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and film career. His voice work includes the cartoon series ''The Ant and the Aardvark'', in which the title characte ...

and the actor

Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Jack Butler in ''Mr. Mom'' (1983), Betelgeuse in ''Beetlejuice'' ( ...

. Colomby co-scripted and produced the 1984 film ''

Johnny Dangerously ''Johnny Dangerously'' is a 1984 American crime comedy film, and a parody of 1930s crime/gangster movies. It was directed by Amy Heckerling. The film stars Michael Keaton as an honest, goodhearted man who turns to a life of crime to finance hi ...

'' alongside Jeff Harris,

Bernie Kukoff Bernie Kukoff is an American television director, producer and writer. He has produced and written for the television series ''Operation Petticoat'', ''A Touch of Grace'', ''The Cosby Show'', '' Thea'', '' Detective School'' and ''Diff'rent Strok ...

and

Norman Steinberg Norman Steinberg (born June 6, 1939) is an American television director, director, television producer, producer and screenwriter. Steinberg was a lawyer before starting writing. He wrote several projects with former dentist Alan Uger before t ...

. He died in

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on December 25, 2021, at the age of 92.

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