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Norman Lear


Norman Milton Lear was born to mother, Jeanette (Seicol) and father, Herman Lear. Norman Lear is a world war veteran,actor,writer,producer,director, and creator of such legendary sitcoms like All In The Family,Good Times,Sanford And Son,The Jeffersons,Maude,and also, apart of many other sitcoms, which defined and revolutionized American television... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (29 titles)
1994 704 Hauser (TV series)
Meet the Cumberbatchs (1994) (story / teleplay)
 
1991 Sunday Dinner (TV series)
Welcome, T.T (1991) (creator)
 
1985 Maguy (TV series)
 
1975-1985 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Red Robins (1985) (developed by)
Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway (1985) (developed by)
The Odd Couple (1985) (developed by)
The Truth Hurts (1985) (developed by)
And Up We Go (1985) (developed by)
 
1984 P.O.P. (TV movie)
 
1975-1984 One Day at a Time (TV series)
Another Man's Shoes (1984) (developer)
Off We Go (1984) (developer)
The Nearness of You (1984) (developer)
Meaning of Life (1984) (developer)
Up in Smoke (1984) (developer)
 
1984 a.k.a. Pablo (TV series)
The Woman Who Came to Dinner (1984) (creator)
The Whole Enchilada (1984) (creator)
The Presidential Joke Teller (1984) (creator)
My Son, the Gringo (1984) (creator)
The Big Mouth (1984) (creator)
 
1982 I Love Liberty (TV special)
 
1974-1979 Good Times (TV series)
The End of the Rainbow (1979) (developed by)
A Matter of Mothers (1979) (developed by)
The Physical (1979) (developed by)
J.J. and T.C. (1979) (developed by)
Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? (1979) (developed by)
 
1968-1979 All in the Family (TV series)
Too Good Edith (1979) (developed by)
The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) (developed by)
The Family Next Door (1979) (developed by)
Edith Gets Fired (1979) (developed by)
Stephanie's Conversion (1979) (developed by)
 
1978 Apple Pie (TV series)
 
1972-1978 Maude (TV series)
Maude's Big Move: Part 3 (1978) (creator)
Maude's Big Move: Part 2 (1978) (creator)
Maude's Big Move: Part 1 (1978) (creator)
Phillip's Mature Romance (1978) (creator)
Mr. Butterfield's Return (1978) (creator)
 
1977 Fernwood Tonight (TV series)
Episode #1.62 (1977) (creator / writer)
Episode #1.60 (1977) (creator / writer)
Battery Powered Car (1977) (creator / writer)
Episode #1.50 (1977) (creator / writer)
Episode #1.47 (1977) (creator / writer)
 
1977 The Little Rascals (TV movie)
 
1971 Cold Turkey (screen story / screenplay)
 
1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (screenplay)
 
1967 Divorce American Style (screenplay)
 
1963 Come Blow Your Horn (screenplay)
 
1962 The Andy Williams Special (TV movie)
 
1962 Henry Fonda and the Family (TV movie) (written by)
 
1961 The Danny Kaye Special (TV movie) (written by)
 
1959-1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Lawman's Conscience (1961) (creator)
Lorinda Belle (1961) (creator)
Brand of Honesty (1961) (creator)
The Deathly Quiet (1961) (creator)
The Legend of Dixie (1961) (creator)
 
1961 Bobby Darin and Friends (TV movie)
 
1958 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Episode #5.6 (1958) (writer)
 
1957-1958 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Episode #3.10 (1958) (writer)
Episode #2.29 (1958) (writer)
Episode #2.13 (1957) (writer)
 
1954-1955 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Episode #2.1 (1955) (writer)
Episode #2.3 (1954) (writer)
Episode #2.2 (1954) (writer)
 
1950-1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode #4.1 (1953) (writer)
Episode #3.33 (1953) (writer)
Episode #3.1 (1952) (writer)
Episode #2.35 (1952) (written by)
Episode #2.10 (1951) (written by)
 
1953 Scared Stiff (additional dialogue)
 
1951 Ford Star Revue (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (50 titles)
2011 The Photographs of Your Junk (Will Be Publicized!) (short) (executive producer)
 
2007 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 Declaration of Independence (video documentary short) (co-executive producer)
 
2001 Independence Day 2001 (TV movie) (segment producer)
 
2000 Maggie Bloom (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2000 Way Past Cool (executive producer)
 
1998 The Thing in Bob's Garage (executive producer)
 
1997 Channel Umptee-3 (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1994 704 Hauser (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1992 The Powers That Be (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes (executive producer)
 
1991 Sunday Dinner (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
Whose House Is It Anyway? (1991) (executive producer)
The Write Stuff (1991) (executive producer)
My Dinner with Jack and Delores (1991) (executive producer)
In Sickness and in Health (1991) (executive producer)
Guess Who's Coming to Sunday Dinner (1991) (executive producer)
 
1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1987 The Princess Bride (executive producer)
 
1984 Heartsounds (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 P.O.P. (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 Good Evening, He Lied (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 a.k.a. Pablo (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
The Big Mouth (1984) (executive producer)
 
1982 I Love Liberty (TV special) (executive producer)
 
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV series) (co-executive producer - 16 episodes, 1980-1981) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1980)
Crossroads (1981) (co-executive producer)
The Suitor (1981) (co-executive producer)
Dry Hole (1981) (co-executive producer)
Roadhouse (1981) (co-executive producer)
The Threat (1981) (co-executive producer)
 
1979 Hanging In (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1979 Mr. Dugan (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1979 The Baxters (TV series) (producer)
 
1977 A Year at the Top (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1977 All That Glitters (TV series) (producer)
 
1972-1977 Sanford and Son (TV series) (executive producer - 135 episodes)
School Daze (1977) (executive producer - uncredited)
Fred Sings the Blues (1977) (executive producer - uncredited)
Funny, You Don't Look It (1977) (executive producer - uncredited)
The Lucky Streak (1977) (executive producer - uncredited)
Fred the Activist (1977) (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1977 The Little Rascals (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 Forever Fernwood (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1976 The Nancy Walker Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
All in the Family (TV series) (executive producer - 63 episodes, 1972-1976) (producer - 37 episodes, 1971-1972)
Edith's Night Out (1976) (executive producer)
Gloria and Mike's House Guests (1976) (executive producer)
Joey's Baptism (1976) (executive producer)
Love by Appointment (1976) (executive producer)
Archie's Weighty Problem (1976) (executive producer)
 
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Episode #1.24 (1976) (executive producer)
 
1975 Hot L Baltimore (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
Ainsley's Secret (1975) (executive producer)
Suzy's Problem (1975) (executive producer)
Ainsley Loves April (1975) (executive producer)
Historic L Baltimore (1975) (executive producer)
Bingham's Con (1975) (executive producer)
 
1974-1975 Good Times (TV series) (executive producer - 37 episodes)
The Lunch Money Rip-Off (1975) (executive producer)
Thelma's Scholarship (1975) (executive producer)
The Enlistment (1975) (executive producer)
My Girl Henrietta (1975) (executive producer)
The Houseguest (1975) (executive producer)
 
1972-1974 Maude (TV series) (executive producer - 46 episodes)
The Runaway (1974) (executive producer)
Phillip's Problem (1974) (executive producer)
The Investment (1974) (executive producer)
The Tax Audit (1974) (executive producer)
Florida's Goodbye (1974) (executive producer)
 
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner (producer)
 
1971 Robert Young and the Family (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Cold Turkey (producer)
 
1970 Start the Revolution Without Me (executive producer)
 
1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (producer)
 
1967 Divorce American Style (producer)
 
1965 Never Too Late (producer)
 
1965 Barnaby (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1963 Come Blow Your Horn (producer)
 
1962 The Andy Williams Special (TV movie) (producer)
 
1962 The Andy Williams Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1962 Henry Fonda and the Family (TV movie) (producer)
 
1961 The Danny Kaye Special (TV movie) (producer)
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Love Is a Lion's Roar (1961) (producer)
 
1954-1956 The Martha Raye Show (TV series) (producer - 11 episodes)
Episode #3.11 (1956) (producer)
The Concert (1956) (producer)
Episode #2.1 (1955) (producer)
Episode #2.7 (1955) (producer)
Episode #2.3 (1954) (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (12 titles)
1975-1978 Good Times (TV series) (production supervisor - 72 episodes)
That's Entertainment, Evans Style (1978) (production supervisor)
Write On, Thelma (1978) (production supervisor)
Willona's New Job (1978) (production supervisor)
Something Old, Something New (1978) (production supervisor)
Willona, the Other Woman (1978) (production supervisor)
 
1974-1978 All in the Family (TV series) (production supervisor - 95 episodes)
The Stivics Go West (1978) (production supervisor)
The Dinner Guest (1978) (production supervisor)
Mike's New Job (1978) (production supervisor)
The Brother (1978) (production supervisor)
Stalemates (1978) (production supervisor)
 
1975-1978 The Jeffersons (TV series) (production supervisor - 81 episodes)
Jenny's Thesis (1978) (production supervisor)
George and Louise in a Bind: Part 1 (1978) (production supervisor)
George and Louise in a Bind: Part 2 (1978) (production supervisor)
George and Louise in a Bind: Part 3 (1978) (production supervisor)
Uncle George and Aunt Louise (1978) (production supervisor)
 
1975-1977 Maude (TV series) (production supervisor - 7 episodes)
The Gay Bar (1977) (production supervisor)
Maude's Desperate Hours (1977) (production supervisor)
Arthur's Crisis (1977) (production supervisor)
Maude's Adult Relationship (1977) (production supervisor)
Captain Hero (1977) (production supervisor)
 
1977 All That Glitters (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1977 Forever Fernwood (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1976 The Nancy Walker Show (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1976 All's Fair (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1976 The Dumplings (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1975 Grady (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
1975 Hot L Baltimore (TV series) (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
2003 South Park (TV series) (consultant - 2 episodes)
I'm a Little Bit Country (2003) (consultant)
Cancelled (2003) (consultant)
 
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (documentary) (funding generously provided by)
 
1985 There Were Times, Dear (TV movie) (funding source)
 
All in the Family (TV series) (developed for television by - 82 episodes, 1971-1975) (developer - 70 episodes, 1975-1979) (script supervisor - 34 episodes, 1971-1972) (development - 14 episodes, 1975-1976)
Too Good Edith (1979) (developer)
California, Here We Are: Part 1 (1978) (developer)
California, Here We Are: Part 2 (1978) (developer)
The Bunkers Go West (1978) (developer)
Bogus Bills (1978) (developer)
 
Good Times (TV series) (developer - 14 episodes, 1975-1977) (developed for television by - 6 episodes, 1974-1976)
The Evans Get Involved: Part 4 (1977) (developer)
The Evans Get Involved: Part 3 (1977) (developer)
The Evans Get Involved: Part 2 (1977) (developer)
A Stormy Relationship (1977) (developer)
Willona's Surprise (1977) (developer)
 
1977 All That Glitters (TV series) (developer)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
2000 Maggie Bloom (TV series)
 
1994 704 Hauser (TV series)
 
1992 The Powers That Be (TV series)
 
1971 Cold Turkey
 
1968-1969 All in the Family (TV series)
Those Were the Days (1969)
Justice for All (1968)
 
1958 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Episode #5.7 (1958)
Episode #5.6 (1958)
 
1954-1956 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Episode #3.11 (1956)
Episode #3.8 (1956)
The Concert (1956)
Episode #2.1 (1955)
Episode #2.7 (1955)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
2010 Ghetto Physics
 
2005 Jack & Bobby (TV series)
Future Peter Benedict
Legacy (2005) … Future Peter Benedict
 
2003 South Park (TV series)
Benjamin Franklin
 
1996 Corwin (TV movie)
Norman Lear
 
1981 Quiz Kids (TV series)
Host
Episode #1.1 (1981) … Host
 
1963 Come Blow Your Horn
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (10 titles)
2012 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
 
2012 The Adventures of Dugg & Lemmy (TV series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
The Urine Sample (2012) (very special thanks)
 
2011 I'm Carolyn Parker (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2011 The After Party: The Last Party 3 (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
2009 This Is It (documentary) (additional thanks)
 
2006 Small Town Gay Bar (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
1998 Dear Jesse (documentary) (thanks)
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special) (special thanks)
 
1989 Mergers & Acquisitions (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (68 titles)
2013 Stand Up Planet! (TV series) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Pablo (completed)
Himself
 
2012 Casting By (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 America in Primetime (TV series documentary)
Himself
Man of the House (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The After Party: The Last Party 3 (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Ray Charles America (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 27 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The 70s: Part 1 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself - guest
 
2001-2007 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Valerie Bertinelli (2007) … Himself
Bea Arthur (2006) … Himself
Carroll O'Connor: All in a Lifetime (2001) … Himself
Ben Stein (2001) … Himself
 
2007 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
 
2007 The Brothers Warner (documentary)
Himself - Producer
 
2006 Square Off (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.25 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Now (TV series documentary)
Himself
Norman Lear on Minding our Media (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.24 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Slam Planet (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
All in the Family Episodes (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Evolution Will Be Televised (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Imagine (TV series)
Himself
A Funny Business (2003) … Himself
 
2000-2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Interviewee
Isabel Sanford (2003) … Himself
Bea Arthur (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
Bonnie Franklin (2002) … Himself
Linda Gray (2002) … Himself
Rue McClanahan (2000) … Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 TV Tales (TV series)
Himself
The Golden Girls (2002) … Himself
 
2002 TV's Most Censored Moments (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Everybody Loves Raymond (TV series)
Himself
The First Six Years (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
All in the Family (2000) … Himself
 
1998 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.43 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 CBS: The First 50 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 League of Legends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 New Passages (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Color Adjustment (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.85 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Host
 
1989 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 One Voice (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1984 The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame
Himself - Winner
 
1984 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Isabel Sanford (1984) … Himself
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Writing in a Comedy Series/Best Writing in a Variety or Music Program
 
1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.28 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Creativity with Bill Moyers (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 March 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 November 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1974-1979 All in the Family (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
The Best of All in the Family (1974) … Himself
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Comedy Series
 
1978 A Different Approach (short)
Himself
 
1976-1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode #3.24 (1976) … Himself
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Charles W. Robinson / Himself - Host / Various
Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (1976) … Himself - Host/Charles W. Robinson/Various
 
1974 Day at Night (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Norman Lear (1974) … Himself - Guest
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.118 (1971) … Himself
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Technician
Episode #2.30 (1952) … Himself - Technician (uncredited)
Episode #2.24 (1952) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1981 Showtime Looks at 1981 (TV documentary)
Himself - TV Producer
 

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Personal Details

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Trustee Emeritus of the Museum of Televison & Radio in New York City, New York, USA & Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of these tiny successes. And big ones come too infrequently. And if you don' t collect all those tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything. See more »

Trivia:

In 1959 Lear produced a pilot for a situation comedy called "Band of Gold" in which James Franciscus and Suzanne Pleshette played a different couple each week. The program was considered too "experimental" and was never broadcast. See more »

Trademark:

Best known for his ground breaking situation comedies that featured families that regularly confronted major political and social issues of the day. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo