Ken Shapiro Biography (c. 1943-)
Born in 1943, in Brooklyn, NY. Addresses: OFFICE--c/o Writers Guild ofAmerica-West, 8955 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- c. 1943
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS PRODUCER SERIES
- Cousteau's People of the Sea, PBS.
- Credits; SPECIALS
- Golden Globe Awards, 1979, 1983-88.
- Spectacular London, Showtime.
- Mumbo Jumbo, It's Magic, HBO.
- Sharks: The Death Machine, NBC.
- The Great Lounge Comedians, cable.
- An Evening with Alan King, cable.
- An Evening with Shecky Greene, cable.
- An Evening with Mort Sahl, cable.
- An Evening with Phyllis Diller, cable.
- An Evening with Henny Youngman, cable.
- Credits; VIDEOS
- Tommy Chong Roast.
- Playmate Playoffs.
- Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
- Producer of celebrity personal appearances Anthony Newley, Milton Berle,Wayne Newton, Barbara Mandrell, Tom Jones, Mel Tillis, Flip Wilson, and Lou Rawles.
- Writings;TELEPLAYS; SERIES
- Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer, syndicated, 1971-73.
- TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, NBC, 1985.
- Also Cousteau's People of the Sea, PBS; Love American Style,ABC; Playboyafter Dark, Playboy; Hollywood Square, syndicated; The Newlywed Game, syndicated; Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show, CBS.
- Writings;SPECIALS
- New Year's Rockin' Eve, ABC, 1984-88.
- Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1979, 1983-88.
- Also America Versus the World Circus Challenge, NBC; Highlights of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, NBC; The Sixth Annual International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo, CBS; TV's Censored Bloopers, NBC; MoreTV Censored Bloopers, NBC; TV Censored Bloopers, numbers 3, 4, and 5, all NBC; ABC Fall Saturday Morning Preview Party, ABC; ABC's Pac Preview Party, ABC; Best of Broadway, Showtime; Spectacular London, Showtime; Mumbo Jumbo It'sMagic,HBO; The American Music Awards, ABC; An Evening with Alan King, cable;An Evening with Shecky Greene, cable; An Evening with Mort Sahl, cable; An Evening with Phyllis Diller, cable; An Evening with Henny Youngman, cable; TheGreat Lounge Comedians, cable; Videos: Tommy Chong Roast; Playmate Playoffs;Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee.