Eddie Gorodetsky

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Eddie Gorodetsky is a television writer and producer. His credits include Desert Bus , Two and a Half Men , Dharma & Greg , The Fresh Prince of Bel Air , The Big Bang Theory , Saturday Night Live , SCTV Network 90 , and Late Night with David Letterman . He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning one. [1] [2]

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He was working at WBCN in Boston when he was discovered by the producers of Second City Television .

He has made Christmas compilations for over 20 years which he sends to friends and family which feature rare and obscure songs from a variety of genres. He released one commercially in the early 1990s: Christmas Party with Eddie G.

He also produced Bob Dylan's weekly radio series, Theme Time Radio Hour , and appeared in Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette's documentary The Aristocrats . [3] [1] Gorodetsky's association with Dylan also led to Dylan making a rare television appearance on the 1999 episode of Dharma And Greg entitled "Play Lady Play." In 2001 Gorodetsky appeared in a Kinka Usher-directed commercial for Dylan's album "Love and Theft" featuring Dylan playing poker with magician Ricky Jay. Gorodetsky co-created Mom , a TV series on CBS that premiered in 2013. [4]

Screenwriting

Television

Film

Dave Thomas of SCTV based Ennio Gorodetsky, the bizarre host of a reality show called Revenge!, on Gorodetsky.

References

  1. 1 2 Dougherty, Steve The Santa Claus of Christmas Songs Wall Street Journal April 1, 2015
  2. ↑ "Eddie Gorodetsky". IMDb.
  3. ↑ Friedman, Roger Hollywood Money Man Steals $1.36 Million Fox News April 1, 2015
  4. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia ‘Mom’ Stands Out Among Heart-Heavy Crop of TV Comedies Variety. April 1, 2015


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