Robert Morton is an American television producer most notable for his work as a producer and later co-executive producer of the

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program ''

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''.

Biography

Morton is a 1975 graduate of

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). He served as the creative director for

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prior to joining Letterman's staff. Morton went with Letterman to

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in 1993 to serve as executive producer of CBS' ''

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'', but left the show in 1996. After leaving the ''Late Show'', Morton has produced several programs, including ''

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'', '' The Wayne Brady Show'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He returned to late-night television when he took over as executive producer for ''

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'' on TBS in 2010.

Personal life

In 2001, he married restaurateur Jennifer Rush; they have two daughters, Billie Morton (b. 2001) and Emmy Morton (b. 2006); they divorced in 2016.

References

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