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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.