Howard Gewirtz is an American television producer and writer, whose credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Wings'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gary and Mike'' and ''

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''. He is the uncle of Brian Gewirtz, a writer who wrote for

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programming and serves as senior vice president of

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Career

He was born January 26, 1952 in

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. His father was a dentist who invented Firmadent, a type of toothbrush. Predominantly working as a comedy writer, Gewirtz's first writing credit was for '' Busting Loose'' in 1977. Three years later, he penned the ''

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'' episode "Mighty Mouth." Gewirtz wrote episodes of ''

'' (also functioning as a producer) and '' Bosom Buddies'' during the 1980s. He received a

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nomination for his work on the former. Gewirtz wrote the premiere episode of the short-lived sitcom '' Domestic Life'', which reviewer

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found to be "moderately endearing" but lacking in humor. He served as an executive producer of ''

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'' in 1987, a sitcom for the fledgling

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network based on the 1986 film of the same name. Like ''Domestic Life'', it was cancelled after one season. As a freelance writer, Gewirtz wrote " Homer Defined" for ''

'' during its third season. It was Gewirtz who gave

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the character's last name. He penned episodes of ''

'' and '' Wings'' throughout the 1990s. In the late 1990s, Gewirtz executive produced '' Jenny'', a sitcom starring

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. After working on ''

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'', Gewirtz created the Fox sitcom ''

'', which ran from 2003 to 2004. He based several of the characters on family members, while the title character was modeled after his childhood self. The series received negative reviews from television critics. Gewirtz earned his second Emmy Award nomination for co-writing a song featured on

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series '' Gary & Mike''. He executive produced ''

'' during its first season, for which he received a

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nomination in the category of best television series (musical or comedy).

Bibliography

The Simpsons *" Homer Defined" Gary & Mike *"Phish Phry" *"New York, New York"

References

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