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Weinberger is an American screenwriter and television producer . Life and career. 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.
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).
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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Oct 31, 1999 · Profiles. The Furniture Philosopher. By Lawrence Weschler. October 31, 1999. The New Yorker, November 8, 1999 P. 66. PROFILE of Parkinson’s disease victim and furniture-designer Ed...
- 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...
Hartford, Connecticut, United States [1] Occupation. Actress. Spouse. Ed Weinberger. . ( m. 1984) . Carlene Watkins (born June 4, 1952) is an American actress best known for such television series and films as Best of the West, Bob, Dear John, The Tortellis and Tough Enough. [2]
January 18, 2024. Hal Linden and Sally Struthers star in the world premiere of Ed. Weinberger 's new play The Journals of Adam and Eve at California's Garry Marshall Theatre, beginning...
