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PJ Torokvei (born Peter Torokvei; March 19, 1951 – July 3, 2013) was a Canadian screenwriter, actor, and television producer. A trans woman, her professional credits are generally under her deadname.
Jul 9, 2013 · PJ Torokvei, a Canadian-born comedy writer and producer who decided at age 50 to become a woman, died as a result of complications from liver failure on July 3 at the age of 62.
PJ Torokvei was born on 19 March 1951 in Toronto, Canada. She was a writer and producer, known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Real Genius (1985) and Back to School (1986). She died on 3 July 2013 in California, USA.
Jul 10, 2013 · But there is an amazing tribute to PJ Torokvei, at The Hollywood Reporter which was penned by Stan Brooks, a writer, director and Emmy-winning producer who was one of Torokvei's closest friends and collaborators. PJ came out in a birthday letter to her friends at age 50.
PJ Torokvei was born on March 19, 1951 in Toronto, Canada. She was a writer and producer, known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Real Genius (1985) and Back to School (1986). She died on July 3, 2013 in California, USA.
Jul 14, 2013 · PJ Torokvei was an alum of Second City and SCTV where she worked with John Candy. She later became producer and head writer of WKRP in Cincinnati , a situation comedy that ran from...
Jun 6, 2020 · PJ absolutely had the right to change her name and to no longer be called by the one under which she was credited, and I’m deliberately not using that name here. But at the same time, I know that, if I go back to my WKRP discs, they’re going to have that name on them.
PJ Torokvei, a Canadian-born comedy writer and producer who decided at age 50 to become a woman, died as a result of complications from liver failure on July 3 at the age of 62. Torokvei, whose name was originally Peter, was an alum of Second City and
Directed by Allan Arkush and written by Harold Ramis (who co-wrote and directed the original Caddyshack) and PJ Torokvei, it stars Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Dina Merrill, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Marsha Warfield, Paul Bartel, and Randy Quaid with special appearances by Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. It tells the story of ...
Jul 3, 2013 · PJ Torokvei, a Canadian screenwriter, actor, and television producer, was a notable alum of Second City / SCTV, where she collaborated with the talented John Candy. After her time at Second City, she went on to become the producer and head writer of the beloved sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, which aired from 1979 to 1982.
