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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Klugman to Michael Lantieri
Buz Kohan Biography (1933-)
Original name, Alan W. Kohan; born August 9, 1933, in New York, NY; son of Charles and May Kohan; married Rhoa Arnold, July 17, 1962: children: Jono and David (twins), Jenji.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, producer, composer
- Birth Details
- August 9, 1933
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Work
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Series
- Producer, The Carol Burnett Show (also known as Carol Burnett and Friends), 1967
- Creative consultant, The Dolly Show (also known as Dolly),ABC, 1987
- Creative consultant, The Wayne Brady Show, ABC, 2001
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Television Producer
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Specials
- (With Bill Angelos) Looking Back, CBS, 1969
- (With Angelos) Bing Crosby--Cooling It, NBC, 1970
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Bing Crosby's Christmas Show, NBC, 1970
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The Perry Como Winter Show, NBC, 1971
- (With Angelos) Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas, NBC, 1971
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The Arthur Godfrey Special, NBC, 1972
- (With Angelos) Arthur Godfrey's Portable Electric Medicine Show, NBC, 1972
- (With Angelos) Christmas with the Bing Crosbys, NBC, 1972
- (With Angelos) Bing Crosby--Cooling It, CBS, 1973
- (With others) Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show, NBC, 1973
- (With Angelos) Christmas with the Bing Crosbys, NBC, 1974
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The Keane Brothers Show, 1977
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Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (also known as Gene Kelly ... An American in Pasadena), CBS, 1978
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A Country Christmas, CBS, 1979
- (With Phil May) Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, CBS, 1980
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Because We Care, CBS, 1980
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A Country Christmas, CBS, 1980
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A Country Christmas, CBS, 1981
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100 Years of Golden Hits, 1981
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Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary, CBS, 1982
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Shirley MacLaine: Illusions, 1982
- (With others) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (also known asMotown 25), NBC, 1983
- (With others) All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989
- (With others) The Sammy Davis, Jr., 60th Anniversary Celebration,ABC, 1990
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Kathie Lee ... Looking for Christmas, CBS, 1994
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Television Supervising Producer
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Specials
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, ABC, 1995
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Television Writing Supervisor
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Specials
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The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion, CBS, 1993
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The NFL at 75: An All-Star Celebration, ABC, 1995
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Television Creative Director
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Specials
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Grand Old Opry 75th--A Celebration, CBS, 2000
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Television Work
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Episodic
- Producer, The Keane Brothers Show, 1977
- Coproducer, One Hundred Years of Golden Hits, 1981
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Musical guest, Boston Common, NBC, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Plays
- Special material, Night of One Hundred Stars, produced at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
- (With Marvin Hamlisch, Christopher Adler, and Larry Grossman) ShirleyMacLaine on Broadway, produced at Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1984
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Television Specials
- (With Bill Angelos) The Perry Como Special (twenty-eight shows), NBC, 1962-1966
- (With Angelos) Carol and Company, CBS, 1966
- (With Angelos) The Perry Como Christmas Show, NBC, 1968
- (With others) From Hollywood with Love: The Ann-Margret Special (also known as Ann-Margret: From Hollywood to Love), CBS, 1969
- (With Angelos and Andy Griffith) Looking Back, CBS, 1969
- (With others) The Many Moods of Perry Como, NBC, 1970
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Bing Crosby--Cooling It, NBC, 1970
- (With others) Bing Crosby's Christmas Show, NBC, 1970
- (With Angelos) The Perry Como Winter Show, NBC, 1971
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The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana, ABC, 1971
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Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas, NBC, 1971
- (With others) The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1972
- (With others) The Arthur Godfrey Special, NBC, 1972
- (With others) Arthur Godfrey's Portable Electric Medicine Show, NBC, 1972
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Christmas with the Bing Crosbys, NBC, 1972
- (With others) The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1973
- (With others) Bing Crosby--Cooling It, CBS, 1973
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Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show, NBC, 1973
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T.C.B. with the Supremes and the Temptations, ABC, 1973
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Christmas with the Bing Crosbys, NBC, 1974
- (With others) Ben Vereen ... Comin' at Ya, NBC, 1975
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Ann-Margret Smith, NBC, 1975
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America Salutes Richard Rogers: The Sound of His Music, NBC, 1975
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Merry Christmas from the Crosbys, NBC, 1975
- (With Marty Farrell) Jubilee (also known as The Bell TelephoneJubilee), NBC, 1976
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The Dorothy Hamill Special, ABC, 1976
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Telly Savalas Special: Who Loves Ya, Baby?, CBS, 1976
- (With Ray Taylor) Glen Campbell Special: Down Home--Down Under, CBS, 1976
- (With Farrell) Dick Cavett's Backlot USA, CBS, 1976
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Doug Henning's World of Magic I, NBC, 1976
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Christmas in Disneyland, ABC, 1976
- (With Alan Thicke) Mac Davis Christmas Special: When I Grow Up, NBC, 1976
- "Hollywood Honors Its Own," The 48th Annual Academy Awards, 1976
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Ann-Margret Special: Rhinestone Cowgirl, NBC, 1977
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Bing!... A 50th Anniversary Gala, CBS, 1977
- (With Harry Crane) Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme From this Moment On... Cole Porter, ABC, 1977
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The Neil Diamond Special, NBC, 1977
- (With others) Bette Midler--Ol' Red Hair Is Back, NBC, 1977
- (With Rod Warren) Mac Davis Special: Sounds Like Home, NBC, 1977
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Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, NBC, 1977
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Doug Henning's World of Magic II, NBC, 1977
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Paul Anka: Music My Way, ABC, 1977
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Happy Birthday, Las Vegas, 1977
- (With others) The Kraft 75th Anniversary Special, CBS, 1978
- (With Patricia Resnick and Warren) Cher ... Special, ABC, 1978
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Paul Anka in Monte Carlo, CBS, 1978
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Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena, CBS, 1978
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Mac Davis's Christmas Odyssey: Two Thousand and Ten, NBC, 1978
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Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall, 1978
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The Bob Hope Cavalcade of Comedy, NBC, 1979
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Dorothy Hamill's Corner of the Sky, ABC, 1979
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The 51st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1979
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Kraft Special Starring Pearl Bailey, CBS, 1979
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A Country Christmas, CBS, 1979
- (With Chet Hagan) Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry, ABC, 1979
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Shirley MacLaine at the Lido, 1979
- (With Farrell) Ann-Margret's Hollywood Movie Girls, ABC, 1980
- (With Doug Henning) Doug Henning's World of Magic III, NBC, 1980
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Shirley MacLaine: Every Little Movement, CBS, 1980
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The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1980
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Julie Andrew's Invitation to Dance with Rudolf Nureyev, CBS, 1980
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Thirty Years of T.V. Comedy's Greatest Hits: To Laughter with Love, NBC, 1980
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Country Gold: The First Fifty Years, ABC, 1980
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Debby Boone: The Same Old Brand New Me, NBC, 1980
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Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, CBS, 1980
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Because We Care, CBS, 1980
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A Country Christmas, CBS, 1980
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The 53rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1981
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Sixty Years of Seduction, ABC, 1981
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Goldie Hawn in Paris, ABC, 1981
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The Emmy Awards Presentation, CBS, 1981
- (With Rod Warren) Good Evening, Captain, CBS, 1981
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Captain Kangaroo 25th Anniversary, CBS, 1981
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100 Years of Golden Hits, NBC, 1981
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George Burns and John Denver: Two of a Kind, ABC, 1981
- (With Diana Ross and Steve Binder) Diana, CBS, 1981
- (With Henning) Doug Henning's World of Magic IV, NBC, 1981
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A Country Christmas, CBS, 1981
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Kraft Salutes Walt Disney Worlds 10th Anniversary, CBS, 1982
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Pavarotti and Friends, ABC, 1982
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Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us, ABC, 1982
- (With Bob Arnott) Baryshnikov in Hollywood, CBS, 1982
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Shirley MacLaine: Illusions, CBS, 1982
- (With Henry Beard) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, ABC, 1982
- (With Henning) Doug Henning's World of Magic V, NBC, 1982
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Night of One Hundred Stars, ABC, 1982
- (With George Stevens, Jr.) Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1982
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Sheena Easton: Act One, NBC, 1983
- (With Larry Grossman) Here's Television Entertainment, NBC, 1983
- (With Joie Albrecht and Scott Garen) Television's Greatest CommercialsIII, NBC, 1983
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (also known as Motown 25), NBC, 1983
- (With Albrecht and Garen) Television's Greatest Commercials IV, NBC, 1983
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John Schneider's Christmas Holiday, CBS, 1983
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The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team, NBC, 1984
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The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1984
- (With others) Blondes vs. Brunettes, ABC, 1984
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Televisions Greatest Commercials, NBC, 1984
- (With others) Motown Returns to the Apollo, NBC, 1984
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Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1984
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Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1984
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Kenny and Dolly: A Christmas to Remember, CBS, 1984
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The Patti LaBelle Show, NBC, 1985
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The Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1985
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The Shirley MacLaine Show, Showtime, 1985
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Here's Television Entertainment, syndicated, 1985
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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1985
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Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton Together (also known as Kenny andDolly: Real Love), HBO, 1985
- (With Grossman) Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa, NBC, 1985
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Perry Como's Christmas in Hawaii, ABC, 1985
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1985
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Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1985
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Liberty Weekend Opening and Closing Ceremonies, ABC, 1986
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Disney's Captain EO Grand Opening, NBC, 1986
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Comic Relief, HBO, 1986
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1986
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Disney's Living Seas, NBC, 1986
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An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr., NBC, 1986
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Nell Carter--Never Too Old to Dream, NBC, 1986
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Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1986
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Elvis Graceland, 1987
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Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas, ABC, 1987
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We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala, CBS, 1987
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Andy Williams and the NBC Kids: Easter in Rome, NBC, 1987
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Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987
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The 4th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987
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America at Its Finest: A Tribute to Bob Hope (also known as America's Tribute to Bob Hope), NBC, 1988
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The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988
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A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving, ABC, 1988
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A Very Special Christmas Party (also known as Special OlympicsChristmas Party), ABC, 1988
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The 5th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1989
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National Literacy Honors, CBS, 1989
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The Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1989
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The 31st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1989
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The 15th Annual Peoples Choice Awards, CBS, 1989
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Grammy Living Legends Awards, CBS, 1989
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All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989
- (With others) From the Heart: The First International Very Special Arts Festival, NBC, 1989
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The Sammy Davis, Jr., 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1990
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Comic Relief III, HBO, 1990
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Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come, CBS, 1990
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Motown 30: What's Goin On!, CBS, 1990
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The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards Presentation, CBS, 1990
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Sunday Night with Larry King, NBC, 1990
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The 16th Annual Peoples Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
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The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, Disney Channel, 1990
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The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1990
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The 6th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
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Grammy Living Legends Awards, CBS, 1990
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Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
- Writer of attributes, The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
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Dolly Parton: Christmas at Home, ABC, 1990
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The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
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Welcome Home, America! A USO Salute to Americas Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
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Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1991
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A Party for Richard Pryor, CBS, 1991
- (With wife, Rhoa Kohan) Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television & Radio Tribute, NBC, 1991
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The Dream Is Alive: The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Walt Disney World, CBS, 1991
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1991
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A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan, NBC, 1991
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The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1991
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UNICEF/Danny Kaye International Children's Awards, 1991 and 1992
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The Jaleel White Special, ABC, 1992
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Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration, ABC, 1992
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Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1992
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The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
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National Literacy Honors, CBS, 1992
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The 34th Annual Grammy Awards Presentation, CBS, 1992
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The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992
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Phil Donahue 25th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1992
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Carol Burnett 25th Anniversary Reunion, CBS, 1992
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Hurricane Relief, Showtime, 1992
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The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1993
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Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
- (With Buz Saltzman) Disney Music: A Legacy in Song, CBS, 1993
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The Best of Disney Music II: A Legend in Song, CBS, 1993
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The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993
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An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993
- (With others) The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
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The 47th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1993
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The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
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The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, TheDisney Channel, 1994
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The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
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Kathie Lee... Looking for Christmas, CBS, 1994
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The Jackson Family Honors, NBC, 1994
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Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994
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The 66th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1994
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The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
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The 36th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1994
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, ABC, 1995
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The Newsweek American Achievement Awards, CBS, 1995
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The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
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Michael Jackson: One Night Only, 1995
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The 37th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1995
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Dolly Parton: Treasures, CBS, 1996
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1996
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The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1996
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The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
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Snowden on Ice, CBS, 1997
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1997
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American Comedy Honors, Fox, 1997
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50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
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Snowden, Raggedy Ann & Andy Holiday Show, CBS, 1998
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Monica Mancini ... On Record, PBS, 1998
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Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1998
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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, UPN, 1999
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Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert, Disney, 1999
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1999
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The American Film Institute Salute to Dustin Hoffman, ABC, 1999
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The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
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The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1999
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The 18th Annual American Fashion Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
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Grand Old Opry 75th--A Celebration, CBS, 2000
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 2000
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The American Film Institute Salute to Harrison Ford, CBS, 2000
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The 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS, 2000
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A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 2001
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The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
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The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
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The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2001
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The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002
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The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2003
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Television Music
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Specials
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Dominic's Dream, 1974
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Wives, 1975
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The New Adventures of Heidi, 1978
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Television Additional Music
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Specials
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The Shirley MacLaine Show, Showtime, 1985
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Television Songs
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Specials
- "Hollywood Honors Its Own," The 48th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1976
- "Food, Italian Style," "That's Rome," and "Easter Is Here," Andy Williams and the NBC Kids: Easter in Rome, NBC, 1987
- (With Michael Jackson) "You Were There," Sammy Davis, Jr., 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1990
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Julie Andrews in Concert, PBS, 1990
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The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
- "Gone Too Soon," An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential InauguralGala, CBS, 1993
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Television Special Music Material
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Specials
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Night of One Hundred Stars II, ABC, 1985
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An All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1989
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Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (also known as Bob Hope: A 90th Birthday Celebration), NBC, 1993
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The NFL at 75: An All-Star Celebration, ABC, 1995
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Television Lyrics
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Specials
- "Hollywood Honors Its Own," The 48th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1976
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The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1984
- (With Larry Grossman) "Gone Too Soon," Here's Television Entertainment, NBC, 1985
- "Christmas in Washington," Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1985
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Night of One Hundred Stars II, ABC, 1985
- "Liberty Stands," Liberty Weekend Opening and Closing Ceremonies,ABC, 1986
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Nell Carter--Never Too Old to Dream, NBC, 1986
- (With Grossman) "My Christmas Wish," Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa Claus, NBC, 1986
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We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala, CBS, 1987
- "The Sound of Christmas," Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas, 1987
- (With Grossman) "From the Heart," From the Heart: The First International Very Special Arts Festival, NBC, 1989
- Special lyrics, Welcome Home, America! A USO Salute to Americas Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
- "Last Full Measure of Devotion," The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
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The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
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The Jaleel White Special, ABC, 1992
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The 47th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1993
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Kathie Lee ... Looking for Christmas, CBS, 1994
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The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
- "Come On In," The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards, Disney, 1995
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The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2003
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Television Episodes
- (With Bill Angelos and Bill Brown) The Keefe Brasselle Show, CBS,1963
- (With Angelos and Al Hirt) Fanfare, CBS, 1965
- (With Angelos) The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, NBC, 1966
- (With Angelos) Our Place, CBS, 1967
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The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970
- (With Pearl Bailey and Angelos) The Pearl Bailey Show, ABC, 1971
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Ben Vereen ... Comin' At Ya, 1975
- "From Suds to Stardom," Laverne and Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Company and Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976
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The Keane Brothers Show, 1977
- "Gene Kelly-An American in Pasadena," The Carol Burnett Show, 1978
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Carol Burnett & Company, CBS, 1979
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The Monte Carlo Show, syndicated, 1980
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One Hundred Years of Golden Hits, 1981
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On Stage America, syndicated, 1984
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The Dolly Show (also known as Dolly), ABC, 1987
- "An Evening with Julie Andrews," Great Performances, PBS, 1990
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Television Pilots
- (With others) The Wayne Brady Show, ABC, 2001
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