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Lowell Ganz

Lowell Ganz was born on August 31, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Splash (1984), Robots (2005) and Parenthood (1989). He has been married to Jeanne Russo since December 26, 1976. They have three children. See full bio »
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Known For

Splash
Splash Writer
(1984)
Robots
Robots Writer
(2005)
Parenthood
Parenthood Writer
(1989)
Greedy
Greedy Writer
(1994)
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  Parenthood (TV Series) (based on the characters created by - 10 episodes, 2014 - 2015) (characters - 4 episodes, 2011 - 2012)
- May God Bless and Keep You Always (2015) ... (based on the characters created by)
- We Made It Through the Night (2015) ... (based on the characters created by)
- Let's Go Home (2015) ... (based on the characters created by)
- How Did We Get Here? (2015) ... (based on the characters created by)
- Lean In (2014) ... (based on the characters created by)
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 2010/I Tooth Fairy (screenplay)
 2005 Fever Pitch (screenplay)
 2005 Robots (screenplay)
 2000 Where the Heart Is (screenplay)
 1999 Edtv (screenplay)
  Hiller and Diller (TV Series) (created by - 14 episodes, 1997 - 1998) (written by - 1 episode, 1997)
- Jeanie Gets a Job (1998) ... (creator)
- Smart Guy (1998) ... (creator)
- The Cliffy Dukay Show (1997) ... (creator)
- Christmas/Hanukkah (1997) ... (creator)
- Thankless-Giving (1997) ... (creator)
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 1997 Fathers' Day (screenplay)
 1996 Multiplicity (screenplay)
 1995 Forget Paris (written by)
 1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (characters) / (written by)
 1994 Greedy (written by)
  A League of Their Own (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes, 1993) (created by - 1 episode, 1993)
- The Fat Boys of Summer (1993) ... (written by)
- Dottie's Back (1993) ... (creator) / (written by)
 1992 Mr. Saturday Night (written by)
 1992 A League of Their Own (screenplay)
 1991 City Slickers (written by)
 1990 Parenthood (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Pilot (1990) ... (written by)
 1989 Knight & Daye (TV Series) (created by - 7 episodes)
- The Last Honest Man in America (1989) ... (creator)
- Goodbye, Mr. Scrimshaw (1989) ... (creator)
- Stalk Radio (1989) ... (creator)
- Still Motile After All These Years (1989) ... (creator)
- New York! New York? (1989) ... (creator)
Show all 7 episodes
 1989 Parenthood (screenplay) / (story)
 1988 Vibes (screenplay) / (story)
 1988 Channel 99 (TV Movie)
 1987 Take Five (TV Series) (created by - 6 episodes)
- The Boss Is Back (1987) ... (creator)
- Men Who Hate Men Who Hate Women (1987) ... (creator)
- George's Dream Girl (1987) ... (creator)
- My Friend, Dad (1987) ... (creator)
- The Return of Monty (1987) ... (creator)
Show all 6 episodes
  Gung Ho (TV Series) (based on characters created by - 9 episodes, 1986 - 1987) (written by - 1 episode, 1986)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dollar? (1987) ... (based on characters created by)
- Where the Boys Are (1987) ... (based on characters created by)
- Kaz Over Easy (1987) ... (based on characters created by)
- Help Wanted (1987) ... (based on characters created by)
- Love Me Tender (1987) ... (based on characters created by)
Show all 9 episodes
 1986 Gung Ho (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 Amazing Stories (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Boo! (1986) ... (written by)
 1985 Spies Like Us (screenplay)
 1984 Splash (screenplay)
  Joanie Loves Chachi (TV Series) (created by - 17 episodes, 1982 - 1983) (written by - 1 episode, 1982)
- The Elopement (1983) ... (creator)
- First Love, Last Love (1983) ... (creator)
- Christmas Show (1982) ... (creator)
- My Dinner with Chachi (1982) ... (creator)
- Term Paper (1982) ... (creator)
Show all 17 episodes
  Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) (created by - 178 episodes, 1976 - 1983) (written by - 1 episode, 1976)
- Here Today, Hair Tomorrow (1983) ... (creator)
- Councilman DeFazio (1983) ... (creator)
- Do the Carmine (1983) ... (creator)
- How's Your Sister? (1983) ... (creator)
- Please Don't Feed the Buzzards (1983) ... (creator)
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 1982-1983 The New Odd Couple (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- My Strife in Court (1983) ... (written by)
- The New Car (1982) ... (written by)
- Frances Moves In (1982) ... (written by)
- The Hustler (1982) ... (written by)
- The Ides of April (1982) ... (written by)
 1982 Night Shift (written by)
 1982 Here's Boomer (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Flatfoots (1982) ... (writer)
  Makin' It (TV Mini-Series) (created by - 9 episodes, 1979) (written by - 1 episode, 1979)
- Friends for Life (1979) ... (creator)
- Tony's Homecoming (1979) ... (creator)
- Little Orphan Fusco (1979) ... (creator)
- Something for Ma (1979) ... (creator)
- Fun, Fun, Fun: Part 2 (1979) ... (creator)
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 1979 America 2100 (TV Movie) (creator)
 1979 The Lovebirds (TV Movie)
 1978 The Rita Moreno Show (TV Movie) (creator) / (written by)
  Busting Loose (TV Series) (created by - 21 episodes, 1977) (written by - 3 episodes, 1977)
- All in Love's Unfair (1977) ... (creator)
- The Decision: Part 2 (1977) ... (creator)
- The Decision: Part 1 (1977) ... (creator)
- Mr. Dennis Steps Out (1977) ... (creator) / (written by)
- A Knight in Tarnished Armor (1977) ... (creator)
Show all 21 episodes
 1977 Walkin' Walter (TV Series)
 1974-1975 Happy Days (TV Series) (written by - 4 episodes)
- A Date with Fonzie (1975) ... (written by)
- Fonzie Moves In (1975) ... (written by)
- Fonzie's Getting Married (1975) ... (written by)
- Guess Who's Coming to Visit (1974) ... (written by)
  The Odd Couple (TV Series) (written by - 11 episodes, 1973 - 1974) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1973)
- Two on the Aisle (1974) ... (written by)
- The Subway Story (1974) ... (written by)
- The Odd Candidate (1974) ... (written by)
- Shuffling Off to Buffalo (1974) ... (written by)
- The Flying Felix (1974) ... (written by)
Show all 12 episodes
 1974 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- A Date with Robert (1974) ... (written by)
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Show Show Miscellaneous Crew (7 credits)
Show Show Director (7 credits)
Show Show Actor (6 credits)
Show Show Soundtrack (1 credit)
Show Show Thanks (3 credits)
Show Show Self (9 credits)

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Co-wrote the Off-Broadway play "Wrong Turn at Lungfish" with director Garry Marshall. George C. Scott and Tony Danza starred in the original production.
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Has three children, all of whom are working in entertainment: Scott Ganz (TV writer and App writer/director), Allison Ganz (studio analyst), and Simon Ganz (TV writer). See more »

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