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Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Production · Born 1922-07-27 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was a legendary American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude. As a political activist, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way in 1981 and has supported First Amendment rights and progressive causes. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants. Jeanette was the inspiration for the character Edith Bunker, and Herman for Archie Bunker. Lear won a one year-scholarship to Emerson College. He dropped out when news about Pearl Harbor struck, and decided to enroll in the United States Army. He was nineteen. In the army, Norman was a radio operator. He was discharged in 1945. Norman landed a press agent job but was not being paid well so decided to pursue another career. In 1954, he was a writer for the CBS sitcom, Honestly, Celeste! Lear then became the producer of NBC's The Martha Raye Show. In 1959, he created his first TV series with Roland Kibbee, The Deputy, on NBC, starring Henry Fonda. In…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Norman Lear (voice)
  2. South Park (1997)
  3. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  4. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  6. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self
  7. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  8. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  9. "Sr." (2022) — Self
  10. Late Night with David Letterman (1982) — Self - Guest
  11. Lucy and Desi (2022) — Self
  12. Casting By (2012) — Self
  13. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019) — Self - host
  14. Cold Turkey (1971) — Crying Man (uncredited)
  15. The Super Bob Einstein Movie (2021) — Self
  16. StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015) — Self
  17. Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) — Self (voice)
  18. JANET JACKSON. (2022) — Self
  19. Come Blow Your Horn (1963) — Party Guest (uncredited)
  20. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  21. Finding Your Roots (2012) — Self
  22. Visible: Out on Television (2020) — Self
  23. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) — Self
  24. The Brothers Warner (2008) — Self
  25. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021) — Self
  26. Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016) — Self
  27. Jack & Bobby (2004)
  28. Good Times (2024) — Self (voice)
  29. Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021) — Self
  30. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019) — Self - Co-Host
  31. Color Adjustment (1992) — Self
  32. The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017) — Self
  33. If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017) — Self
  34. I Want My MTV (2019) — Self
  35. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  36. To Tell the Truth (2016) — Self - Panelist
  37. Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025) — Self
  38. Pablo (2012) — Self
  39. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)
  40. Pioneers in Skirts (2020) — self

Directed

  1. All in the Family (1971) — Director
  2. Cold Turkey (1971) — Director
  3. The Powers That Be (1992) — Director
  4. 704 Hauser (1994) — Director