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American screenwriter, producer, actor
Jay Tarses
Born (1939-07-03 ) July 3, 1939 (age 84) Alma mater
Williams College Occupation(s) Actor, producer, screenwriter Years active 1971–present Spouse Rachel Tarses Children 3; Including
Jamie
Michael Jay Tarses (born July 3, 1939) is an American screenwriter, producer and actor. He created and produced
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and
The Slap Maxwell Story , co-created
Buffalo Bill (with
Tom Patchett ), and was an executive producer for
The Bob Newhart Show .
Tarses was born in
Baltimore, Maryland . He graduated from
Williams College in 1961.
[1] He was co-creator and co-writer (with
Andy Hamilton ) of
BBC Radio 4 's
situation comedy
Revolting People , which was set in
colonial-era Baltimore; he played the role of sour shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant to Hamilton's cheerfully corrupt British soldier Sergeant McGurk. His most notable acting role was as Coach Bobby Finstock in the 1980s teen comedy
Teen Wolf (1985). He also co-starred with
Jim Carrey on the sitcom
The Duck Factory in 1984.[
citation needed ] In 1990, he received an exclusive deal with
NBC .
[2]
[3]
Personal life
Tarses and his wife, Rachel,
[4] have three children: TV executive
Jamie Tarses (1964-2021); TV writer Matt Tarses; and teacher and writer Mallory Tarses.
[5] An
emergency exit at
MassMoCA is named in honor of Tarses and his wife.
[6]
Selected filmography
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1976, TV)
The Carol Burnett Show (1972–1978, TV)
The Tony Randall Show (1976–1978, TV, Co-creator, with
Tom Patchett )
We've Got Each Other (1977–1978, TV)
Mary (1978, TV)
Up the Academy (1980, feature film, with
Tom Patchett )
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, feature film, with
Tom Patchett ,
Jerry Juhl and
Jack Rose )
Open All Night (1981–1982, TV, Creator)
Buffalo Bill (1983–1984, TV, Co-creator, with
Tom Patchett )
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, feature film with
Tom Patchett and
Frank Oz )
The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988, TV, Creator)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987–1991, TV, Creator)
Black Tie Affair (1993, TV)
Public Morals (1996, TV, Co-creator, with
Steven Bochco )
Radio
References
External links
Gary Belkin , Peter Bellwood,
Thomas Meehan ,
Herb Sargent and
Judith Viorst (1970)
Herbert Baker ,
Hal Goodman ,
Larry Klein ,
Bob Schiller ,
Norman Steinberg ,
Bob Weiskopf and
Flip Wilson (1971)
Art Baer ,
Roger Beatty ,
Stan Burns ,
Stan Hart ,
Don Hinkley ,
Ben Joelson ,
Woody Kling ,
Mike Marmer , Arnie Rosen and
Larry Siegel (1972)
Bill Angelos,
Roger Beatty ,
Stan Hart , Robert Hilliard,
Woody Kling ,
Arnie Kogen ,
Buz Kohan ,
Gail Parent , Tom Patchett,
Larry Siegel and
Jay Tarses (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler ,
Ann Elder ,
Karyl Geld Miller ,
Robert Illes ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Richard Pryor ,
Jim Rusk ,
Herb Sargent ,
James R. Stein ,
Lily Tomlin ,
Jane Wagner ,
Rod Warren and
George Yanok (1974)
Roger Beatty ,
Gary Belkin ,
Dick Clair ,
Rudy De Luca ,
Arnie Kogen , Barry Harman,
Barry Levinson ,
Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret,
Bill Richmond and
Ed Simmons (1974)
Roger Beatty ,
Gary Belkin ,
Dick Clair ,
Rudy De Luca ,
Arnie Kogen ,
Barry Levinson ,
Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret,
Bill Richmond and
Ed Simmons (1975)
Anne Beatts ,
Chevy Chase ,
Tom Davis ,
Al Franken ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Marilyn Suzanne Miller ,
Michael O'Donoghue ,
Herb Sargent ,
Tom Schiller ,
Rosie Shuster and
Alan Zweibel (1976)
Dan Aykroyd ,
John Belushi ,
Tom Davis ,
James Downey ,
Al Franken ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Marilyn Suzanne Miller ,
Bill Murray ,
Michael O'Donoghue ,
Herb Sargent ,
Tom Schiller ,
Rosie Shuster and
Alan Zweibel (1977)
Roger Beatty ,
Dick Clair ,
Tim Conway , Rick Hawkins,
Robert Illes ,
Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret,
Bill Richmond , Liz Sage,
Larry Siegel , Franelle Silver,
Ed Simmons and
James R. Stein (1978)
Alan Alda (1979)