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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962* 7.5
The Simpsons1989* 8.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014* 5.1
The Daily Show1996* 6.4
Saturday Night Live1975* 6.9
The Mike Douglas Show1961* 5.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003* 5.3
South Park1997* 8.3
Late Night with David Letterman1982* 6.1
The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8
Intimate Portrait1993* 4.5
Stars in the House2020* NR
Dinah!1974* 7.0
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976* 7.3
Finding Your Roots2012* 6.5
To Tell the Truth2016* 5.8
Jack & Bobby2004* 7.3
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson2015* 6.7
Good Times2024* 5.5
Visible: Out on Television2020* 6.8
JANET JACKSON.2022* 7.5
Iconoclasts2005* 7.5
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television2025* 2.1
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution2022* 6.0
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It2021* 7.4
Being Mary Tyler Moore2023* 6.7
E! True Hollywood Story1996* 8.1
America Divided2016* 6.0
TV Revolution2004* NR
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes2021* 7.4
Dean Martin: King of Cool2021* 7.4
Lucy and Desi2022* 7.0
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion2020* 6.3
"Sr."2022* 6.9
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter2022* 8.0
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"2019* 6.1
Cold Turkey1971* 6.3
The Super Bob Einstein Movie2021* 6.9Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976* NR
Pioneers in Skirts2020* 8.7
Norman Lear
ProductionBorn 27 Jul 1922New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was a legendary American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude. As a political activist, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way in 1981 and has supported First Amendment rights and progressive causes.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants. Jeanette was the inspiration for the character Edith Bunke…
Known For & Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962* 7.5The Simpsons1989* 8.0Late Night with Seth Meyers2014* 5.1The Daily Show1996* 6.4Saturday Night Live1975* 6.9The Mike Douglas Show1961* 5.8Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003* 5.3South Park1997* 8.3Late Night with David Letterman1982* 6.1The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8Intimate Portrait1993* 4.5Stars in the House2020* NRDinah!1974* 7.0Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976* 7.3Finding Your Roots2012* 6.5To Tell the Truth2016* 5.8Jack & Bobby2004* 7.3StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson2015* 6.7Good Times2024* 5.5Visible: Out on Television2020* 6.8JANET JACKSON.2022* 7.5Iconoclasts2005* 7.5Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television2025* 2.1Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution2022* 6.0Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It2021* 7.4Being Mary Tyler Moore2023* 6.7E! True Hollywood Story1996* 8.1America Divided2016* 6.0TV Revolution2004* NRLive in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes2021* 7.4Dean Martin: King of Cool2021* 7.4Lucy and Desi2022* 7.0A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion2020* 6.3"Sr."2022* 6.9Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter2022* 8.0Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"2019* 6.1Cold Turkey1971* 6.3The Super Bob Einstein Movie2021* 6.9Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976* NRPioneers in Skirts2020* 8.7Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.