Mark Rothman
Mark Harvey Rothman (born November 1, 1947) is an American writer best known for having been involved with the creation and production of ''Laverne and Shirley.'' He was also the head writer and show runner of numerous other shows including ''Happy Days'' and ''The Odd Couple.''He was co-creator, co-executive producer, and a writer for the 1977 situation comedy ''Busting Loose'' and the 1978 situation comedy ''The Ted Knight Show''. He also composed the theme song for ''Busting Loose''. He was also writer, theme tune composer and executive producer for ''The Lovebirds''.
He has written many screenplays and several plays, including ''The Wearing of the Greens'', and ''Who Wants Fame?''. His first play ''Excess Baggage'', was well received. He currently lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In the spring of 2008, he appeared in the title role of a new musical, ''The Brain From Planet X'' in Los Angeles, where he and the show received unanimous raves.
He has two books "Show Runner - My Life and Opinions In and Out of the Sitcom Trenches", and "Show Runner Two". Both are collections of autobiographical essays. In 2013 he had his first novel, "I'm Not Garbo," published. It is a fable about Hollywood in the 1930s. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Manuela Bernardes Batista, Antônio Batista Anderson, Paola Franzan Sanches, Paulo Simionatto Polito, Thiago Lima Silveira, Gabriela Velez-Rubio, Fabrizio Scarabino, Olga Camacho, Caroline Schmitz, Ana Martinez, Leonardo Ortega, Graciela Fabiano, Mark Rothman, Gang Liu, Jaime Ojeda, Andrés Mansilla, Luis Barreto, Jorge Assis, Ester Serrão, Rui Santos, Paulo Antunes HortaGet access
Published in Diversity (2018)
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