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Sy Rosen

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Sy Rosen
Occupation(s)Producer, screenwriter
Years active1976–present
Spouse
Wanda Echevarria Rosen
(died. 2021)
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Children1

Sy Rosen is an American producer and screenwriter. He served as one of the creators of the American sitcom television series Gimme a Break!, which he created with Mort Lachman.[2]

Career

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Rosen started his career in 1976, first writing a few episodes for the television series The Bob Newhart Show.[3] He also served in the army and graduated from college, in 1969.[4]

In 1980s-2000s, Rosen produced and wrote many shows, including, Taxi, The Wonder Years, Maude, M*A*S*H, The Jeffersons, Rhoda, Sister, Sister, Throb, My Two Dads and Sanford. In 1987, he created the new NBC sitcom television series Roomies,[5] which ran for 8 episodes.

In 2007, Rosen wrote the book The Miracle Group.[6]

In 2018, Rosen screenplayed the short film The Matchmaker, which starred Barbara Bain, Rhea Perlman, Robert Romanus and Bryna Weiss. He explained that the short film was about a man who tries to find his mother a friend in her nursing home, which had also happened to Rosen.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Wanda Echavarria Rosen Ph.D. Obituary (1943 - 2021) - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Daily Item from Port Chester, New York - 33". The Daily Item. April 5, 1989. p. 33.
  3. ^ "The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California - 178". The Sacramento Bee. July 4, 1976. p. 178.
  4. ^ "Sy Rosen is Coming to Town!". Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Baytown Sun from Baytown, Texas - Page 2". The Baytown Sun. March 31, 1987. p. 2.
  6. ^ The Miracle Group. Dramatic Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1583423844.
  7. ^ "TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker' - New Day Northwest". YouTube. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker'". 6 May 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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