Up until 2014, the public at large didn't know about the extent of sexual crimes committed by comedian and TV star Bill Cosby. Since 2014, over 60 women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault, some of which stretch back to the 1960s. The many, many details of Cosby's assaults, cover-ups, and other crimes have been openly detailed in the news, and in the 2022 documentary series "We Need to Talk About Cosby."
Cosby's crimes make discussions of the hit series "The Cosby Show" a little fraught. Because the stories of sexual assault hadn't been made public yet, Cosby was easily accepted by mainstream sitcom viewers as a kindly, father-like figure: a perfectly put-upon patriarch of a modern, wealthy Black family. "The Cosby Show" was instantly successful and widely beloved when it debuted in 1984, and it lasted eight seasons and 201 episodes. Everyone watched it. Critics praised the sitcom for presenting a Black experience...
Cosby's crimes make discussions of the hit series "The Cosby Show" a little fraught. Because the stories of sexual assault hadn't been made public yet, Cosby was easily accepted by mainstream sitcom viewers as a kindly, father-like figure: a perfectly put-upon patriarch of a modern, wealthy Black family. "The Cosby Show" was instantly successful and widely beloved when it debuted in 1984, and it lasted eight seasons and 201 episodes. Everyone watched it. Critics praised the sitcom for presenting a Black experience...
- 2/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
David Moscow began his Hollywood career in the late 80s as an actor. The Bronx, New York native started performing as a child and has appeared in dozens of screen and theater productions over the years. The American actor debuted onscreen at age 12 in 1986, playing Eugene in the “Date of Future Past” episode of Sherry Coben’s Kate & Allie. He also appeared in 1987’s “Emma Goes to College” episode of the comedy-drama, which paved the way for his feature film debut as Young Josh in Penny Marshall’s Big (1988). Playing the young version of Tom Hanks’ character in...
- 12/12/2023
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Cynthia Harris, who appeared in numerous Broadway and Off Broadway productions and is most widely known for playing the mother of star Paul Reiser’s character on the sitcom Mad About You, died October 3 in New York. She was 87.
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Her death was announced by her family.
Harris, a co-founder in 1993 of Off Broadway’s The Actors Company Theatre, for which she had served as a both an actor and co-artistic director, also starred in the 1979 TV miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, playing Wallis Simpson. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the performance.
Harris replaced Barbara Barrie in the original 1970 Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company, playing the character Sarah. She would return to Broadway in 1974 in Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits, opposite F. Murray Abraham, Doris Roberts and Paul Benedict.
Harris made her film debut in Isadora (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave,...
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Her death was announced by her family.
Harris, a co-founder in 1993 of Off Broadway’s The Actors Company Theatre, for which she had served as a both an actor and co-artistic director, also starred in the 1979 TV miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, playing Wallis Simpson. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the performance.
Harris replaced Barbara Barrie in the original 1970 Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company, playing the character Sarah. She would return to Broadway in 1974 in Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits, opposite F. Murray Abraham, Doris Roberts and Paul Benedict.
Harris made her film debut in Isadora (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A reboot of ’80s series “Kate & Allie” from Erica Oyama and Nahnatchka Khan has received a put pilot order at NBC.
Here’s the logline for their version, straight from NBC: “An updated take about two best friends raising their kids together in one household. Like sister wives, only they don’t have to pretend to love the same man with bad hair. Through their unconventional arrangement, the two prove romance isn’t necessary to be a successful woman and mother.”
The original “Kate & Allie” aired from 1984 to 1989 and starred Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin, respectively, in the title roles. The logline for that one was a lot more to the point: “Two divorced mothers and their children share an apartment.”
In 1984 and 1985, Curtin won back-to-back Emmys for her role. She would be nominated twice more. The show itself was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series three times,...
Here’s the logline for their version, straight from NBC: “An updated take about two best friends raising their kids together in one household. Like sister wives, only they don’t have to pretend to love the same man with bad hair. Through their unconventional arrangement, the two prove romance isn’t necessary to be a successful woman and mother.”
The original “Kate & Allie” aired from 1984 to 1989 and starred Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin, respectively, in the title roles. The logline for that one was a lot more to the point: “Two divorced mothers and their children share an apartment.”
In 1984 and 1985, Curtin won back-to-back Emmys for her role. She would be nominated twice more. The show itself was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series three times,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Kate & Allie, the sitcom starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin, is the latest 1980s comedy being reworked for the present day.
NBC is developing a reboot of the comedy, created by Sherry Coben, that originally aired on CBS between 1984 and 1989.
It comes from Erica Oyama and Nahnatchka Khan, two of the team responsible for NBC’s upcoming comedy Young Rock.
The network has handed the project a put pilot commitment.
The move comes the same day that ABC handed a pilot order to Saladin Patterson’s reboot of The Wonder Years. It is the latest reboot in the works at NBC, which is also developing a reboot of Night Court with The Big Bang Theory’s Melissa Rauch and a new take on drama Zorro with Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara.
Oyama, a writer on Young Rock and co-exec producer of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, will write,...
NBC is developing a reboot of the comedy, created by Sherry Coben, that originally aired on CBS between 1984 and 1989.
It comes from Erica Oyama and Nahnatchka Khan, two of the team responsible for NBC’s upcoming comedy Young Rock.
The network has handed the project a put pilot commitment.
The move comes the same day that ABC handed a pilot order to Saladin Patterson’s reboot of The Wonder Years. It is the latest reboot in the works at NBC, which is also developing a reboot of Night Court with The Big Bang Theory’s Melissa Rauch and a new take on drama Zorro with Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara.
Oyama, a writer on Young Rock and co-exec producer of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, will write,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Everything old is new again — literally, everything. To wit: NBC is developing a reboot of the classic CBS sitcom Kate & Allie.
The project, which has received a “put pilot”* order at the network, is being billed as an updated take on the ’80s original about two best friends raising their kids together in one household. They’re “like sister wives, only they don’t have to pretend to love the same man with bad hair,” the logline reads. “Through their unconventional arrangement, the two prove romance isn’t necessary to be a successful woman and mother.”
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The project, which has received a “put pilot”* order at the network, is being billed as an updated take on the ’80s original about two best friends raising their kids together in one household. They’re “like sister wives, only they don’t have to pretend to love the same man with bad hair,” the logline reads. “Through their unconventional arrangement, the two prove romance isn’t necessary to be a successful woman and mother.”
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- 1/29/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
NBC is looking back to the 1980s for its newest piece of comedy development.
The network has given a put pilot commitment to a remake of Kate & Allie, about two best friends who raise their kids in the same household. The original series, which starred Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, ran from 1984-89 on CBS.
Erica Oyama (Never Have I Ever, Fresh Off the Boat) is writing the script, which comes from Universal Television, Propagate and Nahnatchka Khan’s Fierce Baby. Khan has an overall TV deal at Universal.
As with the original, the updated Kate & Allie will center on ...
The network has given a put pilot commitment to a remake of Kate & Allie, about two best friends who raise their kids in the same household. The original series, which starred Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, ran from 1984-89 on CBS.
Erica Oyama (Never Have I Ever, Fresh Off the Boat) is writing the script, which comes from Universal Television, Propagate and Nahnatchka Khan’s Fierce Baby. Khan has an overall TV deal at Universal.
As with the original, the updated Kate & Allie will center on ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
NBC is looking back to the 1980s for its newest piece of comedy development.
The network has given a put pilot commitment to a remake of Kate & Allie, about two best friends who raise their kids in the same household. The original series, which starred Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, ran from 1984-89 on CBS.
Erica Oyama (Never Have I Ever, Fresh Off the Boat) is writing the script, which comes from Universal Television, Propagate and Nahnatchka Khan’s Fierce Baby. Khan has an overall TV deal at Universal.
As with the original, the updated Kate & Allie will center on ...
The network has given a put pilot commitment to a remake of Kate & Allie, about two best friends who raise their kids in the same household. The original series, which starred Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, ran from 1984-89 on CBS.
Erica Oyama (Never Have I Ever, Fresh Off the Boat) is writing the script, which comes from Universal Television, Propagate and Nahnatchka Khan’s Fierce Baby. Khan has an overall TV deal at Universal.
As with the original, the updated Kate & Allie will center on ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lucy and Ethel. Mary and Rhoda. Laverne and Shirley. Patsy and Edina. Abbi and Ilana. Television comedy has boasted plenty of amazing duos over the years, and now you should add another one to the mix: Jen and Judy, the lead characters of Netflix’s “Dead to Me.”
Television Academy members are on board, having included both Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in the lead comedy actress category this year. That’s an improvement over 2019, when voters only recognized Applegate in the show’s freshman run.
Created by Liz Feldman, “Dead to Me” is a dark comedy that centers on Jen (Applegate), a recent widow who’s befriended by Judy (Cardellini) at a support group. The two become besties, but it all falls apart when Jen learns that Judy was partially involved in her husband’s death. From there, the body count rises — and so do the secrets. Jen and...
Television Academy members are on board, having included both Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in the lead comedy actress category this year. That’s an improvement over 2019, when voters only recognized Applegate in the show’s freshman run.
Created by Liz Feldman, “Dead to Me” is a dark comedy that centers on Jen (Applegate), a recent widow who’s befriended by Judy (Cardellini) at a support group. The two become besties, but it all falls apart when Jen learns that Judy was partially involved in her husband’s death. From there, the body count rises — and so do the secrets. Jen and...
- 8/13/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
ABC’s new family sitcom, “United We Fall,” starts from a fairly thin premise: It follows a married couple, their two young children, and one in-law per spouse, as they cope with one another. This is fairly thin stuff, but it’s buoyed by the charms of the cast. “United We Fall” lacks, perhaps, enough of a hook to instantly compel viewers, but its low-key pleasantness makes it better than replacement-level.
Will Sasso and Christina Vidal Mitchell play Bill and Jo, parents of two daughters (played by Ella Grace Helton and the pair of child actors Ireland and Sedona Carvajal). Their generally low-key approach to parenting is perpetually stepped on by Bill’s mother Sandy (Jane Curtin) and Jo’s brother Chuy (Guillermo Diaz), both of whom push the family — Chuy towards an optimized, test-prepped version of modern excellence, Sandy towards a sort of benevolent mania. Sasso and Vidal Mitchell...
Will Sasso and Christina Vidal Mitchell play Bill and Jo, parents of two daughters (played by Ella Grace Helton and the pair of child actors Ireland and Sedona Carvajal). Their generally low-key approach to parenting is perpetually stepped on by Bill’s mother Sandy (Jane Curtin) and Jo’s brother Chuy (Guillermo Diaz), both of whom push the family — Chuy towards an optimized, test-prepped version of modern excellence, Sandy towards a sort of benevolent mania. Sasso and Vidal Mitchell...
- 7/14/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Last year, Christina Applegate earned a surprise Best Comedy Actress Emmy nomination for her then-new show “Dead to Me,” while her leading lady co-star Linda Cardellini was left out in a cold. But the pair may have double to celebrate this year as Cardellini has just entered the top six in sixth place in our odds, setting the stage for them to be just the 13th pair of co-stars to be nominated in the category and just the third in 31 years.
Since the Emmys established genre-specific categories in 1966, these are the only times co-stars have been nominated for Best Comedy Actress in the same year:
1. Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead, “Bewitched” (1967)
2. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1978)
3. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1980) (Damon won)
4. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1981)
5. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1984) (Curtin won)
6. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1985) (Curtin won)
7. Bea Arthur,...
Since the Emmys established genre-specific categories in 1966, these are the only times co-stars have been nominated for Best Comedy Actress in the same year:
1. Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead, “Bewitched” (1967)
2. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1978)
3. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1980) (Damon won)
4. Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond, “Soap” (1981)
5. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1984) (Curtin won)
6. Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James, “Kate & Allie” (1985) (Curtin won)
7. Bea Arthur,...
- 4/28/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Emmy-nominated comedy writer and producer Saul Turteltaub died on April 9. He was 87
Director John Turteltaub, the youngest son of Saul confirmed that he died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills.
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Saul Turteltaub served as a writer and producer for such iconic shows in television history as The Carol Burnett Show, Sanford and Son and That Girl. He received an Emmy nomination for The Carol Burnett Show in 1968 and earned back-to-back noms in 1964 and 1965 as part of the writing team for the U.S. version of the political satire TV series That Was the Week That Was.
Turteltaub teamed with Bernie Orenstein and Bud Yorkin to form Toy Productions and worked on What’s Happening!!,...
Director John Turteltaub, the youngest son of Saul confirmed that he died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills.
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Saul Turteltaub served as a writer and producer for such iconic shows in television history as The Carol Burnett Show, Sanford and Son and That Girl. He received an Emmy nomination for The Carol Burnett Show in 1968 and earned back-to-back noms in 1964 and 1965 as part of the writing team for the U.S. version of the political satire TV series That Was the Week That Was.
Turteltaub teamed with Bernie Orenstein and Bud Yorkin to form Toy Productions and worked on What’s Happening!!,...
- 4/13/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Saul Turteltaub, the television writer and producer known for “Sanford and Son,” “What’s Happening!!,” “That Girl” and “The Carol Burnett Show,” has died at the age of 87.
His son, “Cool Runnings” and “While You Were Sleeping” director Jon Turteltaub, confirmed his father’s death to The Hollywood Reporter.
“To say this was a talented, funny, loving and beloved man is truly an understatement,” he said in the statement.
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Turteltaub had a long career in the television industry. His first writing credit was for “Candid Camera” in 1961, after which he went on to both write and produce shows including “That Girl,” “E/R,” “Grady,” the beloved 1970s comedy “Sanford and Son” and its spin-off series “Sanford Arms,” “Kate & Allie,” “One of the Boys,” “The New Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Love, American Style,” “The Mama Cass Television Program” and...
His son, “Cool Runnings” and “While You Were Sleeping” director Jon Turteltaub, confirmed his father’s death to The Hollywood Reporter.
“To say this was a talented, funny, loving and beloved man is truly an understatement,” he said in the statement.
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Turteltaub had a long career in the television industry. His first writing credit was for “Candid Camera” in 1961, after which he went on to both write and produce shows including “That Girl,” “E/R,” “Grady,” the beloved 1970s comedy “Sanford and Son” and its spin-off series “Sanford Arms,” “Kate & Allie,” “One of the Boys,” “The New Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Love, American Style,” “The Mama Cass Television Program” and...
- 4/13/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Television, film and Broadway star Phylicia Rashad has been a celebrated actress in Hollywood for more than 40 years following her screen debut as Ventita Ray in the 1976 TV series “Delvecchio.” Now, at age 71, the iconic actress could win her first Emmy after being nominated for Best Drama Guest Actress for NBC’s “This is Us.”
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In the episode “Our Little Island Girl,” Rashad plays Carol Clark, the strict, no-nonsense mother of Beth Pearson (Susan Kelechi Watson). When Beth travels home to take care of her ailing mother, flashbacks to her childhood and her heartbreaking family story begin to unravel and explain the woman she has become today. The episode begins by showing Carol continuing her career as a tough-as-nails high school principal who masks her ailing hip injury behind a tough persona that demands the respect of all her students.
See 2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
In the episode “Our Little Island Girl,” Rashad plays Carol Clark, the strict, no-nonsense mother of Beth Pearson (Susan Kelechi Watson). When Beth travels home to take care of her ailing mother, flashbacks to her childhood and her heartbreaking family story begin to unravel and explain the woman she has become today. The episode begins by showing Carol continuing her career as a tough-as-nails high school principal who masks her ailing hip injury behind a tough persona that demands the respect of all her students.
- 9/5/2019
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
When Jane Curtin began her run as an original member of the Not Ready for Primetime Players on the storied first five seasons of “Saturday Night Live,” it was not unheard of for women working on the show be groped in the hallways of the production offices at 30 Rock. She remembers Milton Berle, the comedy great who hosted “SNL” in April 1979, as being particularly handsy.
“It was part of being a woman in the ’70s,” Curtin tells Variety. “Women’s choices at the time for careers were secretary, nurse, teacher, wife or go into the convent.”
Curtin will gather with a mix of veteran and contemporary women associated with NBC’s late-night institution at the Nantucket Film Festival on Saturday as “SNL” is feted with the festival’s Creative Impact in Television Award.
Curtin and original staff writer Anne Beatts will join current cast member Heidi Gardner and writer Sudi Green...
“It was part of being a woman in the ’70s,” Curtin tells Variety. “Women’s choices at the time for careers were secretary, nurse, teacher, wife or go into the convent.”
Curtin will gather with a mix of veteran and contemporary women associated with NBC’s late-night institution at the Nantucket Film Festival on Saturday as “SNL” is feted with the festival’s Creative Impact in Television Award.
Curtin and original staff writer Anne Beatts will join current cast member Heidi Gardner and writer Sudi Green...
- 6/20/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Kip Niven, a veteran character actor whose career ranged from early-’70s TV and the first two Sensurround films to regional theater and starring in 2014’s Jayhawkers, has died. He was 73. Local media outlets in his native Kansas City, Mo, said Niven died Monday of a heart attack.
Born on May 27, 1945, he got his start with guest roles in such 1970s TV dramas as Night Gallery, Escape and Emergency! before landing a key role in the first Dirty Harry sequel. In 1973’s Magnum Force, Niven played “Red” Astrachan, one of the vigilante rookie cops who terrorize San Francisco’s underworld — and eventually Clint Eastwood, who eventually gets his revenge. Astrachan’s comrades were played by future stars Robert Urich, Tim Matheson and David Soul.
After that, Niven would appear in dozens of TV shows and more than a dozen features including Earthquake (1974) and Midway (1976), the first two movies released in...
Born on May 27, 1945, he got his start with guest roles in such 1970s TV dramas as Night Gallery, Escape and Emergency! before landing a key role in the first Dirty Harry sequel. In 1973’s Magnum Force, Niven played “Red” Astrachan, one of the vigilante rookie cops who terrorize San Francisco’s underworld — and eventually Clint Eastwood, who eventually gets his revenge. Astrachan’s comrades were played by future stars Robert Urich, Tim Matheson and David Soul.
After that, Niven would appear in dozens of TV shows and more than a dozen features including Earthquake (1974) and Midway (1976), the first two movies released in...
- 5/9/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Does size matter? Apparently not where Emmy is concerned. Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” just made history at the 2018 Emmys for tying the shortest season ever nominated for Best Comedy Series. At only six episodes, “Kimmy” Season 4 now matches the previous record set by “Kate & Allie” Season 1 in 1984 and “The Wonder Years” Season 1 in 1988. In recent years, eight episodes was the smallest number for shows like “Veep” Season 1 in 2012, “Silicon Valley” Season 1 in 2014 and “Louie” Season 5 in 2015.
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Of course, this season of “Kimmy” wasn’t designed to only be six half-hours. Since showrunner Tina Fey was busy producing her Tony-nominated Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” production on this fourth and final season was delayed. Netflix decided to premiere the first six episodes at the tail-end of the Emmy eligibility cycle so that they wouldn’t miss out...
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Of course, this season of “Kimmy” wasn’t designed to only be six half-hours. Since showrunner Tina Fey was busy producing her Tony-nominated Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” production on this fourth and final season was delayed. Netflix decided to premiere the first six episodes at the tail-end of the Emmy eligibility cycle so that they wouldn’t miss out...
- 7/13/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The office life wasn't for Jane Curtin. "The lighting is terrible," she quipped to an audience of fellow actors at a recent SAG-AFTRA Foundation Q&A in NYC. "We want to work with people who are a bit more interesting. We're thoughtful, imaginative, creative, funny, and empathetic. Seriously, who's better than us?" Nobody’s better than Jane, 70, when it comes to comedic acting. Her career success has spanned sketches (she was one of Saturday Night Live's original stars), sitcoms, and feature films (she appears alongside Melissa McCarthy in the upcoming Can You Ever Forgive Me?). "I'm persistent," she says. "I wanted to stay in this business and do what I do." Jane on SNL in 1977. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) When she was growing up in Cambridge, Ma, her insurance agent father encouraged her to pursue a more traditional career as a teacher or secretary. She was inspired by her mom,...
- 4/22/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
Comedy great Bob Hope's Emmy Award-winning joke writer, Morton Lachman, has died in Los Angeles.
The writer/comedian spent two decades laughing with Hope before becoming a TV sitcom producer and taking charge of beloved U.S. shows like All in the Family and Kate & Allie. He also wrote, directed and produced variety show The Red Skelton Hour and comedies Sanford and That’s My Mama.
Lachman co-wrote the family film Yours, Mine & Ours, and his jokes were told at 11 Oscar ceremonies and six Grammy Awards shows.
He won two Emmys - for All In The Family in 1971 and The Girl Who Couldn't Lose in 1975.
Lachman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday - three days before his 90th birthday.
The writer/comedian spent two decades laughing with Hope before becoming a TV sitcom producer and taking charge of beloved U.S. shows like All in the Family and Kate & Allie. He also wrote, directed and produced variety show The Red Skelton Hour and comedies Sanford and That’s My Mama.
Lachman co-wrote the family film Yours, Mine & Ours, and his jokes were told at 11 Oscar ceremonies and six Grammy Awards shows.
He won two Emmys - for All In The Family in 1971 and The Girl Who Couldn't Lose in 1975.
Lachman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday - three days before his 90th birthday.
- 3/19/2009
- WENN
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