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Buz Kohan

Writer | Producer | Soundtrack

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Father of David Kohan, Jenji Kohan.

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Alan W. Kohan
in New York City, New York, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (written by)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (written by)
 
2004 The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
 
2003 CBS at 75 (TV documentary)
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (written by)
 
2003 The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
2001 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series)
 
2001 A Capitol Fourth (TV movie)
 
2000 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Harrison Ford (TV movie)
 
1999 Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert (TV movie)
 
1999 American Fashion Awards (TV special)
 
1999 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman (TV special documentary)
 
1999 The 14th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
 
1999 The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
 
1998 Comic Relief VIII (TV special)
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1997 Snowden on Ice (TV movie)
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1997 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (TV documentary)
 
1995 Michael Jackson: One Night Only (TV movie)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1994 The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards (TV movie)
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1994 Comic Relief VI (TV special documentary) (writer)
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
 
1993 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1993 The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song - Part I (TV movie)
 
1993 The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala (TV movie) (writer)
 
1993 The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (TV movie)
 
1993 The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song - Part II (TV movie)
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special)
 
1992 The 34th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
 
1992 The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
 
1992 Comic Relief V (TV special)
 
1991 A Party for Richard Pryor (TV special)
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1991 The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
 
1991 The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards (TV movie)
 
1990 Grammy Legends (TV special)
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
1990 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
 
1990 Christmas at Home (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1989 All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (TV movie)
 
1989 From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (TV movie)
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
 
1988 America's Tribute to Bob Hope (TV documentary)
 
1987 Dolly (TV series)
– A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving (1987) (written by)
 
1987 We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala (TV movie)
 
1987 Andy Williams and the NBC Kids: Easter in Rome (TV movie)
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
 
1986 Living Seas (TV movie)
 
1985 Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa (TV special)
 
1985 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: Together (TV movie)
 
1985 The Shirley MacLaine Show (TV movie) (writer)
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
1984 Elvis Presley's Graceland (video documentary)
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
1983 Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (TV documentary)
 
1982 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (TV movie)
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
1982 Baryshnikov in Hollywood (TV movie)
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
1981 Good Evening, Captain (TV special)
 
1981 Sixty Years of Seduction (TV documentary)
 
1981 Diana (TV movie)
 
1980 Shirley MacLaine... 'Every Little Movement' (TV movie)
 
1980 Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls (TV documentary)
 
1980 Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (TV special)
 
1980 30 Years of TV Comedy's Greatest Hits: To Laughter with Love (TV movie)
 
1979 Carol Burnett & Company (TV series)
 
1979 Shirley MacLaine at the Lido (TV movie)
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
 
1979 All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey (TV movie)
 
1978 Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall (TV special)
 
1967-1978 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
– A Special Evening with Carol Burnett (1978) (written by)
– Episode #6.24 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #6.23 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #6.22 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #6.21 (1973) (writer)
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1977 Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (TV documentary)
 
1977 Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (TV movie) (written by)
 
1977 Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (TV special)
 
1977 Super Night at Forest Hills (TV movie) (written by)
 
1977 Ann-Margret... Rhinestone Cowgirl (TV movie)
 
1977 Music My Way (TV movie)
 
1977 Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1976 America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (TV movie)
 
1976 The Dorothy Hamill Special (TV movie)
 
1976 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
– From Suds to Stardom (1976) (written by)
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (segment "Hollywood Honors Its Own")
 
1976 The Bell Telephone Jubilee (TV documentary)
 
1975 Ann-Margret Smith (TV movie)
 
1973-1975 The Odd Couple (TV series)
– Old Flames Never Die (1975) (written by)
– Vocal Girl Makes Good (1974) (written by)
– The Songwriter (1973) (written by)
 
1972 Portable Electric Medicine Show (TV movie)
 
1969 Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love (TV movie)
 
1966 Carol and Company (TV movie)
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1966) (written by)
 
1965 Sammy Davis and the Wonderful World of Children (TV special) (as Allan Kohan)
 
1963 Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (TV series)
– Barney Deals the Cars (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– Give a Jail Break (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– Glove Thy Neighbor (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– Pie in the Sky (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– Snuffy Hits the Road (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
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1963 Beetle Bailey (TV series)
– Breaking the Leash (1963) (story / as Alan Cohan)
– Don't Fiddle with the Brass (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– Leap No More My Lady (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– Shutterbugged (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
– The Sergeant's Master (1963) (story / as Alan Kohan)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (TV documentary) (supervising producer)
 
1983 Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1980 Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (TV special) (producer)
 
1977 The Keane Brothers Show (TV series) (producer)
 
1972-1973 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series) (producer - 24 episodes)
– Episode #6.24 (1973) (producer)
– Episode #6.23 (1973) (producer)
– Episode #6.22 (1973) (producer)
– Episode #6.21 (1973) (producer)
– Episode #6.20 (1973) (producer)
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Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
2011 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
– Nadal (2011) (writer: "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth")
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
– Episode #1.366 (2010) (writer: "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" - uncredited)
 
1983 Here's Television Entertainment (TV movie) (lyrics: "Gone Too Soon")
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (lyrics: "It All Comes Down to This")
 
1977 Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (TV movie) (writer: "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (5 titles)
1983 The Best of Everything (TV movie)
 
1982 Shirley MacLaine... Illusions (TV movie)
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
 
1978 The New Adventures of Heidi (TV movie)
 
1975 Wives (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2001 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series) (creative consultant - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2001) (creative consultant)
 
1976 The Jacksons (TV series) (production consultant - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (1976) (production consultant)
 
1974-1975 Happy Days (TV series) (story consultant - 2 episodes)
– Fish and the Fins (1975) (story consultant)
– Who's Sorry Now? (1974) (story consultant)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
2003 The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special) (lyrics)
 
1989 From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (TV movie) (lyricist)
 
1983 Here's Television Entertainment (TV movie) (lyricist: "Gone Too Soon")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1979 All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey (TV movie)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1988 Dead Heat (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2012 The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-writer, Peace on Earth
 
2012 2012 Writers Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment (1995) … Himself
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Writing in a Variety or Music Program
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Variety, Music or Comedy Program
 
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Alternate Names:

Alan Cohan | Alan Kohan | Allan Kohan
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Star Sign:

Leo