Garry Marshall Biography (1934-)

Full name, Garry Kent Marshall; original surname Marscharelli; born November13, 1934, in New York (some sources cite Bronx), NY; son of Anthony W. (an industrial filmmaker, actor, and television producer under name Tony Marshall)and Marjorie Irene (a dance instructor; maiden name, Ward) Marscharelli; brother of Penny Marshall (an actress, director, and producer) and Ronelle "Ronny" Marshall Hallin (a producer); married Barbara Wells (a nurse), c. 1963; children: Lori (a writer), Kathleen (an actress), Scott (an actor and director).Addresses: Office: c/o Falcon Theatre, 4252 Riverside Dr., Touluca Lake, CA 91505.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, actor, writer
Birth Details
November 13, 1934
New York, New York

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Creator and executive producer, Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966-1967
  • Creator and executive producer, The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-1975
  • Creator and executive producer, Me and the Chimp (also known as The Chimp and I), 1972
  • Creator and executive producer, The Little People (also known as The Brian Keith Show), NBC, 1972-1974
  • (As Garry K. Marshall) Creator and executive producer, Happy Days(also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1974-1984
  • Creator and executive producer, Laverne & Shirley (also knownas Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976-1983
  • Executive producer, Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977
  • Executive producer, Who's Watching the Kids?, NBC, 1978
  • (With Tony Marshall) Executive producer, Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1978-1982
  • Creator and executive producer, Angie, NBC, 1979-1980
  • Creator, Makin' It, 1979
  • Executive producer, The New Odd Couple, 1982
  • Executive producer, Joanie Loves Chachi, ABC, 1982-1983
  • Executive producer, Nothing in Common, NBC, 1987
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Specials
  • The Murdocks and the McClays, 1970
  • (And director) Dominic's Dream, 1974
  • Writer, 1975
  • Walkin' Walter, 1977
  • Legs, 1978
  • Beane's of Boston, 1979
  • (And director) Herndon and Me (also known as Herndon), 1983
  • (And director) Garry Marshall on Marriage in the 20th Century: In Search of the Happy Ending, Showtime, 1999
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966-1967
  • The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-1975
  • Me and the Chimp (also known as The Chimp and I), 1972
  • Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1974-1984
  • Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976-1983
  • Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977
  • Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1978-1982
  • Also directed episodes of Murphy Brown, CBS.
  • Television Work
  • Other
  • Producer, "Love and the Happy Days" (pilot), Love, American Style,ABC, 1972
  • (With Jerry Belson) Producer, Evil Roy Slade (pilot), NBC, 1972
  • Executive producer, The Twilight of the Golds (movie), Showtime, 1997
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, CBS, 1950-1958
  • Gene Blair, The Ugliest Girl in Town, ABC, 1968-1969
  • Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, syndicated, 1991
  • Stan Lansing, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1994-1998
  • Specials
  • The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
  • The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
  • Street Scenes: New York on Film, syndicated, 1992
  • The Happy Days Reunion, ABC, 1992
  • Laverne & Shirley Reunion, ABC, 1994
  • Frank Capra's American Dream, 1997
  • AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
  • Intimate Portrait: Cindy Williams, Lifetime, 2001
  • Episodic
  • Referee, "Body and Sol," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1965
  • Bartender, "The Gunslinger," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known asHead of the Family), CBS, 1966
  • Big Leonard, "A Legend Dies," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967
  • Second man, "I Do, I Don't," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970
  • Drummer, "A Different Drummer," The Odd Couple, ABC, c. 1972.
  • Drum player, "Fonzie's Getting Married," Happy Days (also known asHappy Days Again), ABC, 1975
  • Drummer, "Hear the Angels' Voices," Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1977
  • Host, "But Seriously Folks," Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986
  • Dr. Tullis, "The Last Shot," Showtime 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1993
  • Walter Harvey, "Dottie's Back," A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993
  • Walter Harvey, "The Monkey's Curse," A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993
  • "Salute to Arctic Heat," Night Stand, syndicated, 1995
  • Voice of Hades, Pinky and the Brain (animated), The WB, 1995
  • "Bridesface Revisited," The Naked Truth, NBC, 1997
  • Voice of Larry Kidkill, "Eight Misbehavin'," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
  • Appeared in The Directors, Encore; and Hollywood Talent Scouts, CBS.
  • Other
  • Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall, 1979
  • Host, But Seriously, Folks, 1986
  • Mark Tullis, Sr., The Last Show, 1993
  • Walter Gold, The Twilight of the Golds (movie), Showtime, 1997
  • Tour bus driver, CHiPs, '99, TNT, 1998
  • Film Director
  • (And executive producer) Young Doctors in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
  • The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
  • Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986
  • Overboard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
  • Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), Touchstone, 1988
  • The Lottery, 1989
  • Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990
  • (And producer, with Nick Abdo) Frankie and Johnny, Paramount, 1991
  • (And producer) Exit to Eden, Savoy Pictures, 1994
  • Dear God, Paramount, 1996
  • Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
  • The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999
  • The Princess Diaries (also known as The Princess of Tribeca), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 2001
  • Film Producer
  • (With Jerry Belson) How Sweet It Is!, National General, 1968
  • (With Belson) The Grasshopper (also known as The Passing of Evil and Passions), National General, 1970
  • Film Appearances
  • Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour (also known as It's a Great Life and The Phony American), 1961
  • Plainclothesman, Psych-Out, American International Pictures, 1968
  • Service station attendant, Maryjane, 1968
  • Underworld boss, Grand Theft Auto, 1977
  • Casino manager, Lost in America, Warner Bros., 1985
  • Detective, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
  • Drummer, Overboard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
  • Janitor with push broom, Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Secret Agent 00 Soul (also known as Secret Agent Double-O Soul), 1990
  • Edmund Edwards, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991
  • Walter Harvey, A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992
  • Master, Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Statistically Speaking (short film), 1995
  • Postmaster Preston Sweeney, Dear God, Paramount, 1996
  • Soulmates, 1996
  • Frank Minetti, With Friends Like These ... , 1998 Miramax, 1999
  • Rigfort, Never Been Kissed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
  • First baseman in softball game, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
  • Pawnshop broker, Can't Be Heaven, Unapix Films, 1999
  • Steve Maryland (some sources cite Steve Nicklo), This Space between Us, 1999
  • It's a Shame about Ray, 2000
  • Director, The Hollywood Sign, Amberlon Pictures, 2000
  • Arthur, The Long Ride Home, Constellation Entertainment, 2001
  • Stage Director
  • Wrong Turn at Lungfish, 1992
  • Crimes of the Heart, Falcon Theatre, Touluca Lake, CA, 1999
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Series
  • The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1959
  • The Joey Bishop Show, NBC, 1962
  • I Spy, NBC, 1965-1968
  • Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966-1967
  • Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1974-1984
  • Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976-1983
  • Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1978-1982
  • Joanie Loves Chachi, ABC, 1982-1983
  • Writer for The Danny Thomas Show, ABC; The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS; and The Lucy Show (also known as The Lucille Ball Show), CBS.
  • Television Episodes
  • Barefoot in the Park, 1970
  • The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-1975
  • The Little People (also known as The Brian Keith Show), NBC, 1972-1974
  • Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977
  • Who's Watching the Kids?, NBC, 1978
  • Angie, NBC, between 1979 and 1980
  • Also writer for episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  • Television Pilots
  • (With Jerry Belson) Evil Roy Slade, NBC, 1972
  • "Love and the Happy Days," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972
  • Television Specials
  • (With Jerry Belson) Think Pretty, NBC, 1964
  • The Murdocks and the McClays, 1970
  • Wednesday Night Out, 1972
  • Dominic's Dream, 1974
  • Writer, 1975
  • Screenplays
  • (With Jerry Belson) How Sweet It Is!, National General, 1968
  • (With Belson) The Grasshopper (also known as The Passing of Evil and Passions), National General, 1970
  • Cowriter, The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
  • The Other Sister (also based on story by Marshall), Buena Vista, 1999
  • Stage Plays
  • Shelves, produced at Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago, IL, 1978
  • (With Lawrence Schwab, G. G. DeSylva, and Frank Mandel) Adaptor, GoodNews (libretto; words and music by Lew Brown, DeSylva, and Ray Henderson), published by Tams Witmark Music Library, 1978
  • (With Jerry Belson) The Roast, produced at Winter Garden Theatre,New York City, 1980
  • (With Lowell Ganz) Wrong Turn at Lungfish, produced in Los Angeles, 1991 then Steppenwolf Theatre, later Promenade Theatre, 1993
  • Autobiography
  • (With Lori Marshall) Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break into Show Business and Stay There, Adams Media, 1995

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • The television special The Flamingo Kid was adapted from Marshall's screenplay of the same title; the television movie The Odd Couple: Together Again was based on a story by Marshall.
OTHER SOURCES
    Books
    • Contemporary Authors, Volume 111, Gale, 1984
    • Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volume 17, Gale, 1981
    Periodicals
    • American Film, April, 1990, p. 16
    • Esquire, March, 1990, p. 164
    • Movieline, July, 1999, pp. 68-71
    • New York Post, March 2, 1999