Mark Harvey Rothman (born November 1, 1947) is an American writer best known for having been involved with the creation and production of ''

Laverne and Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...

.'' He was also the head writer and show runner of numerous other shows including ''

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'' and ''

The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...

.'' He was co-creator, co-executive producer, and a writer for the 1977 situation comedy '' Busting Loose'' and the 1978 situation comedy '' The Ted Knight Show''. He also composed the theme song for ''Busting Loose''. He was also writer, theme tune composer and executive producer for ''The Lovebirds''. He has written many screenplays and several plays, including ''The Wearing of the Greens'', and ''Who Wants Fame?''. His first play ''Excess Baggage'', was well received. He currently lives in

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. In the spring of 2008, he appeared in the title role of a new musical, ''

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'' in Los Angeles, where he and the show received unanimous raves. He has two books "Show Runner - My Life and Opinions In and Out of the Sitcom Trenches", and "Show Runner Two". Both are collections of autobiographical essays. In 2013 he had his first novel, "I'm Not Garbo," published. It is a fable about Hollywood in the 1930s.

Filmography

- Writer *

- Writer/ Producer/ Executive Script Consultant * Paul Sands in Friends and Lovers - Writer *

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...

- Creator/ Writer/ Producer/ Executive Script Consultant * Busting Loose - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer * Walking Walter - Writer * The Rita Moreno Show - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer * America 2100 - Creator * The Lovebirds - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer * Makin'it - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer/ Director * It's a Living - Creator and Writer *

The New Odd Couple ''The New Odd Couple'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series '' The Odd Couple''. ''The New Odd Couple'' was the second attempt to remake a series ...

- Writer/ Supervising Producer * The Jeffersons - Writer *

She's the Sheriff ''She's the Sheriff'' is an American sitcom television series that aired in first-run syndication from September 19, 1987 to April 1, 1989. Produced by Lorimar Television, the series marked the return of Suzanne Somers to television for the f ...

- Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer/ Director * The Further Adventures of Wally Brown - Executive Producer * The Ted Knight Show - Executive Producer As per imdb.

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* * http://markrothmansblog.blogspot.com * 1939 births Living people Television producers from New York City American television writers American male television writers Writers from the Bronx Showrunners Screenwriters from New York (state) {{US-tv-writer-stub