Howard Gewirtz

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Howard Gewirtz is an American television producer and writer, whose credits include

Gary and Mike and The Simpsons.[1]

Career

He was born in

Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his work on the former.[7]

Gewirtz wrote the premiere episode of the short-lived sitcom Domestic Life, which reviewer Tom Shales found to be "moderately endearing" but lacking in humor.[8] He served as an executive producer of Down and Out in Beverly Hills in 1987,[9] a sitcom for the fledgling Fox network based on the 1986 film of the same name.[10] Like Domestic Life, it was cancelled after one season.

As a freelance writer, Gewirtz wrote "Homer Defined" for The Simpsons during its third season. It was Gewirtz who gave Milhouse Van Houten the character's last name.[11] He penned episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and Wings throughout the 1990s.[6]

In the late 1990s, Gewirtz executive produced Jenny, a sitcom starring Jenny McCarthy.[12] After working on Just Shoot Me!,[13] Gewirtz created the Fox sitcom Oliver Beene, which ran from 2003 to 2004. He based several of the characters on family members,[14] while the title character was modeled after his childhood self.[15] The series received negative reviews from television critics.[2][16]

Gewirtz earned his second Emmy Award nomination for co-writing a song featured on

Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of best television series (musical or comedy).[19]

Bibliography

The Simpsons

Gary & Mike

  • "Phish Phry"
  • "New York, New York"

References

  1. ^ Howard Gewirtz Biography, Film Reference
  2. ^ a b Cutler, Jacqueline (March 9, 2003). "'Oliver Beene' misses the comedy mark by a mile". The Victoria Advocate. p. 2-F.
  3. ISBN 9780425164969
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  4. ISBN 9780312168032
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  5. ^ Graver, Sally (April 18, 1986). ""Forgiven" women love show". Edmonton Journal. p. 48.
  6. ^ a b Heffenan, Virginia (March 17, 2003). "Beene of Queens". Slate. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Howard Gewirtz - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Emmy Awards. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Shales, Tom (January 4, 1984). "The New Sitcoms: Three's a Crowd". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Sitcom depicts lifestyles of rich". The Gadsden Times. September 6, 1987. p. 7.
  10. ^ Terry, Clifford (July 25, 1987). "'Down And Out' Tonight On Fox TV". Ocala StarBanner. p. 10B.
  11. ^ Gewirtz, Howard (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Homer Defined" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  12. ^ Bobbin, Jay (September 28, 1997). "Jenny McCarthy moves from MTV to CBS with new comedy series". Boca Raton News. pp. 2–3.
  13. ^ "'Oliver Beene' gets bigger order". The Beaver County Times. November 24, 2002. p. C6.
  14. ^ Carter, Bill (March 9, 2003). "COVER STORY; Close Encounters of the Fictional Kind". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  15. ISSN 0001-8996
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  16. ^ Shales, Tom (March 8, 2003). "'Oliver Beene' Bigwigs Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves". The Ledger. pp. D1, D8.
  17. ISBN 9780786443918
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  18. ^ Rhodes, Joe (September 18, 2005). "Chris Rock Hates Everybody's Fussing". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "Howard Gewirtz". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

External links

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