Eddie Gorodetsky

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Eddie Gorodetsky is a

Emmy Awards, winning one.[1][2]

He was working at

WBCN in Boston when he was discovered by the producers of Second City Television
.

He has made Christmas compilations for over 20 years which he sends to friends and family which feature rare and obscure songs from a variety of genres. He released one commercially in the early 1990s: Christmas Party with Eddie G.

He also produced Bob Dylan's weekly radio series, Theme Time Radio Hour, and appeared in Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette's documentary The Aristocrats.[3][1] Gorodetsky's association with Dylan also led to Dylan making a rare television appearance on the 1999 episode of Dharma And Greg entitled "Play Lady Play." In 2001 Gorodetsky appeared in a Kinka Usher-directed commercial for Dylan's album "Love and Theft" featuring Dylan playing poker with magician Ricky Jay. Gorodetsky co-created Mom, a TV series on CBS that premiered in 2013.[4]

Screenwriting

Television

Film

In Popular Culture

Dave Thomas of SCTV based Ennio Gorodetsky, the bizarre host of a reality show called Revenge! on Gorodetsky.

References

  1. ^ a b Dougherty, Steve The Santa Claus of Christmas Songs Wall Street Journal April 1, 2015
  2. ^ "Eddie Gorodetsky". IMDb.
  3. ^ Friedman, Roger Hollywood Money Man Steals $1.36 Million Fox News April 1, 2015
  4. ^ Littleton, Cynthia ‘Mom’ Stands Out Among Heart-Heavy Crop of TV Comedies Variety. April 1, 2015

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