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    Brandon Tartikoff

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  1. Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was an American television executive who was head of the entertainment division of NBC from 1981 to 1991. [1] He was credited with turning around NBC's low prime time reputation with several hit series: Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Law & Order, ALF, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, Wings, Miami Vice ...

  2. "Brandon Tartikoff was an irrepressible spirit and an irreplaceable friend," Steven Bochco, creator of "Hill Street Blues" and "L.A. Law," said in a statement.

  3. Brandon Tartikoff was a TV executive and producer who worked for NBC and Paramount. He created shows like Cheers, ALF, and Monterey Jack, and died of Hodgkin's disease in 1997.

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  4. Aug 28, 1997 · By BRIAN LOWRY and SALLIE HOFMEISTER. Aug. 28, 1997 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITERS. Brandon Tartikoff, whose high-profile 10-year run as president of NBC Entertainment shepherded some of television ...

  5. Aug 28, 1997 · Brandon Tartikoff, one of the most successful showmen in the history of network television, who brought to NBC such hit series as ''Hill Street Blues,'' ''The Cosby Show,'' ''Miami Vice'' and ...

  6. Brandon Tartikoff was a TV executive who worked for NBC and Paramount Pictures. He was responsible for many hit shows, such as Cheers, Family Ties, and Wings, and died of Hodgkin's disease in 1997.

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  8. Aug 28, 1997 · The famed NBC programming director knew he had the disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes, as early as age 23. Tartikoff died at the UCLA Medical Center after entering for treatment of his third ...

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