Eddie Gorodetsky is a

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and producer. His credits include '' Desert Bus'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', ''

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'', ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...

'', '' SCTV Network 90'', and '' Late Night with David Letterman''. He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning one.Dougherty, Stev
The Santa Claus of Christmas Songs
''Wall Street Journal'' April 1, 2015 He was working at WBCN in

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when he was discovered by the producers of '' Second City Television''. He has made Christmas compilations for over 20 years which he sends to friends and family which feature rare and obscure songs from a variety of genres. He released one commercially in the early 1990s: ''Christmas Party with Eddie G.'' He also produced

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's weekly radio series, ''

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'', and appeared in Paul Provenza and

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's documentary '' The Aristocrats''. Gorodetsky's association with Dylan also led to Dylan making a rare television appearance on the 1999 episode of ''Dharma And Greg'' entitled "Play Lady Play." In 2001 Gorodetsky appeared in a Kinka Usher-directed commercial for Dylan's album '' "Love and Theft"'' featuring Dylan playing poker with magician

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. Gorodetsky co-created '' Mom'', a TV series on

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that premiered in 2013.Littleton, Cynthi
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''Variety''. April 1, 2015

Screenwriting

Television

* ''

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'' (1982) * '' Late Night with David Letterman'' (1984-1985) * ''

'' (1986-1987) * ''

ALF Tales ''ALF Tales'' is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series that aired on NBC from September 10, 1988, to December 9, 1989. The show is a spin-off of '' ALF: The Animated Series'' which featured characters from that series playing various chara ...

'' (1988) * ''

Vinnie & Bobby ''Vinnie & Bobby'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from May 30 to September 5, 1992. The series is a spin-off of the 1991 sitcom '' Top of the Heap'', which was itself a spin-off of '' Married... with Children''. Series star ...

'' (1992) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992) * ''

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...

'' (1993-1995) * '' Brotherly Love'' (1997) * ''

'' (1999-2002) * ''

According to Jim ''According to Jim'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale). It originally ran on ABC from October ...

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003-2013) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Mom'' (2013-2021) * '' Bob Hearts Abishola'' (2019-present)

Film

* '' Penn & Teller’s Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends'' (1987) * '' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'' (2022)

In Popular Culture

Dave Thomas of '' SCTV'' based Ennio Gorodetsky, the bizarre host of a reality show called ''Revenge!'' on Gorodetsky.

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