Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

Mark Rothman

Mark Rothman
Born
Mark Harvey Rothman

(1947-11-01) November 1, 1947 (age 77)[1]
The Bronx, New York, US
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, television comedy writer, producer
Years active1960s—present
Known for
  • Staff writer for and co-producer of ABC-TV's Laverne & Shirley
  • Head writer for ABC-TV's The Odd Couple[2] and Happy Days[3][4]
  • Writer for CBS-TV's The Ted Knight Show
  • Co-creator, co-executive producer, and a writer for the 1977 CBS-TV series Busting Loose
    • Websitehttp://markrothmansblog.blogspot.com

    Mark Harvey Rothman (born November 1, 1947) is an American writer best known for having been involved with the creation and production of Laverne and Shirley. He was also the head writer and show runner of numerous other shows including Happy Days[5] and The Odd Couple.[6]

    He was co-creator, co-executive producer, and a writer for the 1977 situation comedy Busting Loose and the 1978 situation comedy The Ted Knight Show. He also composed the theme song for Busting Loose. He was also writer, theme tune composer and executive producer for The Lovebirds.[7]

    He has written many screenplays and several plays,[8] including The Wearing of the Greens, and Who Wants Fame?.[9][10] His first play Excess Baggage, was well received.[11] He currently lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan.[12] In the spring of 2008, he appeared in the title role of a new musical, The Brain From Planet X in Los Angeles, where he and the show received unanimous raves.[13][14]

    He has two books "Show Runner - My Life and Opinions In and Out of the Sitcom Trenches",[15] and "Show Runner Two". Both are collections of autobiographical essays.

    In 2013 he had his first novel, "I'm Not Garbo," published. It is a fable about Hollywood in the 1930s.

    Filmography

    • The Odd Couple - Writer
    • Happy Days - Writer/ Producer/ Executive Script Consultant
    • Paul Sands in Friends and Lovers - Writer
    • Laverne & Shirley - Creator/ Writer/ Producer/ Executive Script Consultant
    • Busting Loose - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer
    • Walking Walter - Writer
    • The Rita Moreno Show - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer
    • America 2100 - Creator
    • The Lovebirds - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer
    • Makin'it - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer/ Director
    • It's a Living - Creator and Writer
    • The New Odd Couple - Writer/ Supervising Producer
    • The Jeffersons - Writer
    • She's the Sheriff - Creator/ Writer/ Executive Producer/ Director
    • The Further Adventures of Wally Brown - Executive Producer
    • The Ted Knight Show - Executive Producer

    As per imdb.[16]

    References

    1. ^ "Birth reference search results for Mark Rothman". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
    2. ^ Bob Leszcak (23 August 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen:A History with cast and crew profiles. McFarland. ISBN 9781476615394. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    3. ^ Garry Marshall (24 April 2012). My Happy Days in Hollywood. Crown. ISBN 9780307885029. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    4. ^ "How Mark Rothman made our dreams come true". macleans.ca. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    5. ^ "Interview with Mark Rothman". Television Academy. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    6. ^ "Television sitcom head writer/producer comes to Hampshire". Chicago tribune.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    7. ^ Vincent Terrece (1985). The Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials - Volume 2. VNR AG. ISBN 9780918432612. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    8. ^ "TV COMEDY WRITER FINDS THEATER LESS WEARING". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    9. ^ "Alana Stewart & Clayton Landey achieve fame in LA". playill.com. 6 July 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    10. ^ "Who Wants Rothman's L.A. Fame? Gordon, Lanier & 'Gilligan's' Wells Do, May 27". playbill.com. 27 May 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    11. ^ "STAGE REVIEW : Rothman's 'Excess Baggage' Full of Promise". la times.com. 6 April 1988. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    12. ^ "Jewish Family Ties". The Detroit Jewish News. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    13. ^ "The Brain From Planet X," The Chance Theater, Anaheim Hills, CA". perhapsperhapsperhaps. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    14. ^ "The Brain From Planet X". stagescenela.com. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    15. ^ "Show Runner My Life and Opinions in and out of the Sitcom Trenches review". goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    16. ^ "Mark Rothman Filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.


    Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothman