Sy Rosen
Sy Rosen | |
---|---|
Occupation(s) | Producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse |
Wanda Echevarria Rosen
(died. 2021) |
Children | 1 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Wanda Echavarria Rosen Ph.D. Obituary (1943 - 2021) - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Daily Item from Port Chester, New York - 33". The Daily Item. April 5, 1989. p. 33.
- ^ "The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California - 178". The Sacramento Bee. July 4, 1976. p. 178.
- ^ "Sy Rosen is Coming to Town!". Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Baytown Sun from Baytown, Texas - Page 2". The Baytown Sun. March 31, 1987. p. 2.
- ^ The Miracle Group. Dramatic Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1583423844.
- ^ "TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker' - New Day Northwest". YouTube. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker'". 6 May 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- American television producers
- American male screenwriters
- American producers
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American showrunners