James L. Brooks

...shows. "He was a remarkable writer," said Allan Burns, who co-created "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" with James L. Brooks and began working with Lloyd when he came to Hollywood from New York in 1974 to write for the series. "The word...

In this article: David Lloyd, Allan Burns, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Chuckles the Clown, Emmy Award, Les Charles, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Asner, and Jack Paar

...questions the justice of this. Groening was first picked up by the producer and writer James L Brooks (Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Terms of Endearment) on the basis of his comic strip Life in Hell. What Brooks wanted was a cartoon...

In this article: Matt Groening, Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, Homer Simpson, Sam Simon, George Bush, The Simpsons, John Swartzwelder, and Marge Simpson

...to do animated shorts for Ullman's comedy and variety program. Brooks (helpfully, and obviously for the reporter's benefit): "Didn't you draw them in my office waiting area?" Groening (going along with it): "Yeah, yeah . . . originally I...

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It was shortly after her second, Allen's Radio Days, that sitcom serendipity struck again and she was rehired by her old Rhoda boss, James L. Brooks, for the unmatched ensemble of Tracey Ullman's revolutionary Fox sketch show. "That...

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...stupidities of life. ... "You had a veteran like James Brooks who came from writing smart sitcoms (such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Taxi") and brought that same sensibility now to writing for a cartoon show. That had never been done.

In this article: Matt Groening, The Simpsons Movie, David Silverman, Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Al Jean, Live Free or Die Hard, and The Waltons

...Davis , Allan Burns, and Stan Daniels, formed the core of MTM Enterprises. In 1977, they left for Paramount Pictures and started the John Charles Walters Company. The popular series ''Taxi '' was created the following year. He also He also...

In this article: Emmy Award, Dick Gregory, Peabody Award, John Charles Walters Company, Stan Daniels, Allan Burns, and MTM Enterprises

...only in the Bronx. More from the "The Dark Knight" premiere: I had a nice chat with James L. Brooks, creator of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Taxi" and director of "As Good as It Gets" and "Terms of Endearment." We discussed the...

In this article: Nicole Kidman, Penny Marshall, The Dark Knight, George Steinbrenner, Caroline Kennedy, Lorne Michaels, Wade Boggs, and The Yankees

...later. To us, that is the most important part of making it funny. My big inspiration was the series Taxi," co-created by one of his comedy heroes, James L. Brooks. "It was smart and funny but with humanity and characters you cared...

In this article: Judd Apatow, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Steven Brill, Pineapple Express, Step Brothers, Drillbit Taylor, and Walk Hard

...been blessed by this kind of fun before," DeVito says. "On 'Taxi' we had people like [writers] Jim Brooks and Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels, people who were at the top of their game. With Rob, Charlie and Glenn I get that same kind of...

In this article: Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Philadelphia, DVD, FX, Glenn Howerton, Peanut, and Polarization