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Al Burton (II)

The Emmy-winning creator and Executive Producer of "Win Ben Stein's Money", Al Burton has seen his show win seven Emmys for Comedy Central. Early in his career as a producer, writer and director, Burton amassed dozens of credits for youthful entertainment, including Four Star's "Hollywood A Go Go,"... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideMusic Department (6 titles)
1999 Turn Ben Stein On (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1984-1990 Charles in Charge (TV series) (composer: theme music - 126 episodes)
Charles Be DeMille (1990) (composer: theme music)
Fair Exchange (1990) (composer: theme music)
Seeing Is Believing (1990) (composer: theme music)
Almost Family (1990) (composer: theme music)
Teacher's Pest (1990) (composer: theme music)
 
1989-1990 The New Lassie (TV series) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes)
I'm Still Alive (1990) (composer: theme music)
Dangerous Party (1989) (composer: theme music)
 
1979-1988 The Facts of Life (TV series) (composer: theme music - 201 episodes)
The Beginning of the Beginning (1988) (composer: theme music)
The Beginning of the End (1988) (composer: theme music)
Big Apple Blues (1988) (composer: theme music)
On the Edge (1988) (composer: theme music)
Present Imperfect (1988) (composer: theme music)
 
1978-1986 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series) (composer: theme music - 180 episodes)
The Front Page (1986) (composer: theme music)
The Photo Club (1986) (composer: theme music)
The Big Bribe (1986) (composer: theme music)
Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown (1986) (composer: theme music)
Arnold's Tangled Web (1986) (composer: theme music)
 
1979 Hello, Larry (TV series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
Thanksgiving Crossover: Part 2 (1979) (composer: theme music)
Feudin' and Fussin': Part 2 (1979) (composer: theme music)
The Trip: Part 2 (1979) (composer: theme music)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2002 Win Ben Stein's Money (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Episode #6.33 (2002) (executive producer)
 
1999 Turn Ben Stein On (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1996 Out of the Blue (TV series) (producer)
 
1989-1990 The New Lassie (TV series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
Crush (1990) (executive producer)
I'm Still Alive (1990) (executive producer)
A Dog and His Boy (1989) (executive producer)
Tinker (1989) (executive producer)
Dangerous Party (1989) (executive producer)
 
1984-1990 Charles in Charge (TV series) (executive producer - 126 episodes)
Charles Be DeMille (1990) (executive producer)
Fair Exchange (1990) (executive producer)
Seeing Is Believing (1990) (executive producer)
Almost Family (1990) (executive producer)
Teacher's Pest (1990) (executive producer)
 
1986 Together We Stand (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Boob Tube (producer)
 
1968 Romp!!! (TV movie) (producer)
 
1967 Malibu U. (TV series) (producer)
 
1967 Go!!! (TV movie) (producer)
 
1964 Hollywood a Go Go (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1949 Campus to Campus (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (8 titles)
Silver Spoons (TV series) (production supervisor - 9 episodes, 1982) (in charge of production - 1 episode, 1985)
The Great Baseball Card Scheme (1985) (in charge of production)
Father Nature (1982) (production supervisor)
I'm Just Wild About Harry (1982) (production supervisor)
The Great Computer Caper (1982) (production supervisor)
Evelyn Returns (1982) (production supervisor)
 
1981-1983 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series) (production supervisor - 50 episodes)
My Fair Larry (1983) (production supervisor)
Romeo and Juliet (1983) (production supervisor)
The Reporter (1983) (production supervisor)
Roommates (1983) (production supervisor)
The Cricket (1983) (production supervisor)
 
1981-1983 The Jeffersons (TV series) (production supervisor - 52 episodes)
Personal Business (1983) (production supervisor)
The Wheel of Forever (1983) (production supervisor)
Silver Lining (1983) (production supervisor)
Double Trouble (1983) (production supervisor)
Designing Woman (1983) (production supervisor)
 
1982-1983 Square Pegs (TV series) (production supervisor - 3 episodes)
The Stepanowicz Papers (1983) (production supervisor)
Square Pigskins (1982) (production supervisor)
Pac Man Fever (1982) (production supervisor)
 
1981-1983 The Facts of Life (TV series) (production supervisor - 12 episodes)
Magnificent Obsession (1983) (production supervisor)
For the Asking (1982) (production supervisor)
A Woman's Place (1982) (production supervisor)
Ain't Miss Beholden (1982) (production supervisor)
Read No Evil (1982) (production supervisor)
 
1982 Gloria (TV series) (production supervisor - 2 episodes)
Miracle at Fox Ridge (1982) (production supervisor)
If at First You Don't Succeed (1982) (production supervisor)
 
1982 One Day at a Time (TV series) (production supervisor - 2 episodes)
Pride and Privacy: Part 1 (1982) (production supervisor)
Miracle of Birth: Part 2 (1982) (production supervisor)
 
1982 The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (TV movie) (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
1997 Win Ben Stein's Money (TV series) (developed for television by)
 
1981 Sanford (TV series) (production consultant - 2 episodes)
Freeway (1981) (production consultant)
Here Comes the Bride: Part 1 (1981) (production consultant)
 
1978-1981 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series) (production consultant - 65 episodes)
The Athlete (1981) (production consultant)
Room for One More (1981) (production consultant)
Almost American (1981) (production consultant)
The Ancestors (1981) (production consultant)
Drummond's Fair Lady (1981) (production consultant)
 
1979-1981 The Facts of Life (TV series) (production consultant - 28 episodes)
Brian and Sylvia (1981) (production consultant)
Free Spirit (1981) (production consultant)
Pretty Babies (1981) (production consultant)
Bought and Sold (1981) (production consultant)
The Secret (1981) (production consultant)
 
1976-1981 One Day at a Time (TV series) (production consultant - 17 episodes)
November Song: Part 1 (1981) (production consultant)
November Song: Part 2 (1981) (production consultant)
Retrospective: Part 1 (1980) (production consultant)
Retrospective: Part 2 (1980) (production consultant)
Schneider Gets Fired (1979) (production consultant)
 
1979-1980 Hello, Larry (TV series) (production consultant - 13 episodes)
Love Around the Corner (1980) (production consultant)
Thanksgiving Crossover: Part 2 (1979) (production consultant)
Feudin' and Fussin': Part 2 (1979) (production consultant)
Rap with Ruthie (1979) (production consultant)
The Trip: Part 2 (1979) (production consultant)
 
1977 A Year at the Top (TV series) (production consultant)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (13 titles)
2013 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Melissa McCarthy/Phoenix (2013) (writer: "The Facts of Life")
 
2012 The Nostalgia Critic (TV series)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (2012) (music: "Diff'rent Strokes Theme" - uncredited)
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #20.39 (2011) (writer: "Charles in Charge")
 
2011 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
The Infestation Hypothesis (2011) (writer: "Diff'rent Strokes" - uncredited)
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Episode #1.410 (2011) (writer: "Charles in Charge" - uncredited)
 
2010 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV series)
The Turkish Grand Prix: Qualifying (2010) (writer: "Diff'rent Strokes" - uncredited)
 
2006 Art School Confidential (writer: "Facts of Life - Theme")
 
2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Episode #2.3 (2004) (writer: "Diff'rent Strokes", "The Facts of Life")
 
2002 Scrubs (TV series)
My Nightingale (2002) (writer: "Theme from The Facts of Life", "Theme from Charles In Charge")
 
2000 Freaks and Geeks (TV series)
The Diary (2000) (writer: "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes" - uncredited)
 
1991 Married with Children (TV series)
Kelly Does Hollywood: Part 1 (1991) (writer: "The Facts of Life" - uncredited)
 
1979 The Facts of Life (TV series)
 
1978 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1989 Charles in Charge (TV series)
Triple Threat (1989) (story)
Curing the Common Cult (1989) (story)
 
1967 Go!!! (TV movie)
 
1959 The Young Captives (story)
 
1949 Campus to Campus (TV series) (written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1968 Romp!!! (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1998-2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Charles in Charge (2006) … Himself
Sixteen Candles (2001) … Himself
The Facts of Life Girls (1999) … Himself
Dana Plato (1999) … Himself
Diff'rent Strokes (1998) … Himself
 
2001-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Facts of Life (2005) … Himself
Ben Stein (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kim Fields (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 5 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (TV documentary)
Himself