Norman Lear
Birthday
1922/07/27
Day of death
2023/12/05 (101 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Also know as
Norman Milton Lear
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 grandpa...Read more
Acting
(1971) Cold Turkey
as Crying Man (uncredited)
(2021) Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self
(2021) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Self - Host
(2012) Pablo
as Self
(2021) The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
(2012) Casting By
as Self
(2022) Lucy and Desi
as Self
(2023) Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
(2009) The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
as Self
(2009) Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
as Self
(1999) Funny Is Money
as Self
(2013) Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
as Self
(2018) Viewer Direction Advised
as Self
(2019) Robert Scheer: Above the Fold
as Self
(1978) A Different Approach
as ---
(2005) A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
as ---
(2022) Gratitude Revealed
as Himself
(2017) The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
as Self
(2022) Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
(2023) Norman Lear: A Life on Television
as Self
(2022) A Case for Kindness
as Self
(2022) "Sr."
as Self
(1963) Come Blow Your Horn
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(2021) Adventures In Christmasing
as Himself
(2016) Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
(2003) The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Self
(2017) If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
as Self
(1992) Color Adjustment
as Self
(1997) Perfect Moment
as Self
(2008) The Brothers Warner
as Self - Producer
(2019) I Want My MTV
as Self
(2019) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Himself (host)
(2019) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Self - Co-Host
(2020) Find Your Groove
as Self
(2021) Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
(1991) All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
as Self - Host
(2020) A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Self
(2004) Jack & Bobby
as ---
(1997) South Park
as ---
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2012) Finding Your Roots
as Self
(2005) Iconoclasts
as Self
(2004) TV Revolution
as ---
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2015) StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(2016) America Divided
as Self
(2022) JANET JACKSON.
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(2022) Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
as ---
(2016) To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
(2024) Good Times
as Self (voice)
(2020) Stars in the House
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1989) The Simpsons
as Norman Lear (voice)
(2020) Visible: Out on Television
as Self