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No one in the broadcast television industry -- in the U.S. or abroad -- will doubt for an instant that Sylvester (Pat) Weaver has been its foremost creative force. From commercial television's nascent days at the end of the 1940s, Weaver virtually pioneered the very concepts of morning TV and late-night TV... See full bio »

Born:

Sylvester Laflin Weaver Jr.
December 21, 1908 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

March 15, 2002 (age 93) in New York City, New York, USA

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Known For

"Today"

"Your Show of Shows"

Your Show of Shows (1950)

"Wide Wide World"

Wide Wide World (1955)

"Tonight!"

Tonight! (1953)

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Writer (7 titles)

2006-2011 Today (TV series)

– Episode dated 16 February 2011 (2011) (creator)

– Episode dated 8 July 2008 (2008) (creator)

– Episode dated 15 May 2008 (2008) (creator)

– How Does It Work? Making It on Broadway. (2006) (creator)

1957 The Wisdom Series (TV series) (creator)

1955 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)

1954 Home (TV series)

1953 Tonight! (TV series)

1950 Broadway Open House (TV series)

1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)

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Actor (2 titles)

1985 A Museum of Broadcasting Tribute: Milton Berle - Mr. Television (TV movie)

1981 Television: Inside and Out (TV series)
Regular

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Producer (2 titles)

1966 The Garry Moore Show (TV series) (executive producer)

1958/I Make Me Laugh (TV series) (executive producer)

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Self (4 titles)

1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Oustanding Miniseries (as Pat Weaver)

1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Governor's Award

1958 The Mike Wallace Interview (TV series)
Himself

– Episode dated 8 June 1958 (1958) … Himself

1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself

– Episode #3.23 (1956) … Himself

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Pat Weaver

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Trivia:

Older brother of Doodles Weaver. See more »

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Pat See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius