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Born in Philadelphia, [1] the only son of Jewish butcher Leon and his wife Helen Weinberger, [2] Weinberger began his TV career after he dropped out of Columbia University, [2] worked for such stand-up comedians as Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor, and Bill Cosby. His first job in television was writing for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Ed. Weinberger. Writer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Ed. Weinberger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), Taxi (1978) and The Associates (1979).
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Ed. Weinberger. Writer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Ed. Weinberger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), Taxi (1978) and The Associates (1979).
- Starring Show-Biz Veterans
- An Affirmation of Judaism
- From The Comic to The Dramatic
- Tracing His Love of Comedy
- Where Religion Fits in
- That Period After The Ed.
The plays star two show-business veterans, both Jewish — Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell. Linden, 91, is best known for his seven years as police precinct captain “Barney Miller” on TV. He won a Tony Award as best actor in a musical in 1971 for “The Rothschilds.” Kopell, 89, portrayed Dr. Adam Bricker on “The Love Boat” and has appeared on more than 1...
His new plays are comedies, but they are about much more than laughter. They are in a sense an affirmation of Judaism, with the second play, the one set on Long Island, especially gradually taking on a more serious, emotionally moving tone. It’s about Judaism and the nature of being Jewish. And the presence or absence of God. And belief. And belief...
He took a Shakespeare course in college, and he remembers seeing how the Bard would switch effortlessly from comedy to drama. “I always love the juxtaposition of going from comedy to — I don’t want to call it tragedy [in my play] because I don’t think it’s tragedy, but going from the comic to the dramatic,” and showing “that they can exist together...
Weinberger grew up in Philadelphia, and traces his love of comedy to early childhood. “It goes back to when I was 6 or 7 years old,” he said, “when I either got my first laugh or I heard somebody laugh at something somebody said. And I said, I like that feeling. You’re getting love. You’re getting approval.” “I remember always being attracted to co...
As a child, he was religious. “At a certain point, I became less observant. At one time, around my bar mitzvah years, I was very involved with Judaism. I went to synagogue to pray, I was bar mitzvahed, I went to Hebrew school and all that.” His father “spent a lot of time at synagogue, in terms of men’s activities, the men’s club. That was a very i...
And that punctuation in his given name? “That’s an affectation I’m stuck with,” he said. “My name is Edwin. And I grew up in a neighborhood in Philadelphia where there were no Edwins. So I was Ed or Eddie for a while. And when I did my homework — this goes back to the sixth grade — I put E D, and since I was abbreviating, I put a dot after it becau...
Aug 10, 2022 · He wrote for the comedians Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor, Johnny Carson and Bob Hope. In recent years, Weinberger penned the one-man play “A Man and His Prostate,” which dealt with his own serious medical adventures and starred Ed Asner. Weinberger is listed on Wikipedia as 77. “I’m older than that,” he said, on the phone from the West ...
3 days ago · Ed. Weinberger's new play The Journals of Adam and Eve will get an Off-Broadway run at The Sheen Center beginning July 10, opening July 11. The limited run will continue through July 28. The work ...
The work from playwright Ed. Weinberger is playing California's Garry Marshall Theatre. By Logan Culwell-Block January 18, 2024. Hal Linden and Sally Struthers ... and death. For centuries ...
