Sy Rosen | |
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Occupation(s) | Producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | Wanda Echevarria (died. 2021) |
Children | 1 |
Sy Rosen is an American producer and screenwriter. He served as one of the creators of the American sitcom television series Gimme a Break! , which he created with Mort Lachman. [2]
Rosen started his career in 1976, first writing a few episodes for the television series The Bob Newhart Show . [3] He also served in the army and graduated from college, in 1969. [4]
In 1980s-2000s, Rosen produced and wrote many shows, including, Taxi , The Wonder Years , Maude , M*A*S*H , The Jeffersons , Rhoda , Sister, Sister , Throb , My Two Dads and Sanford . In 1987, he created the new NBC sitcom television series Roomies , [5] which ran for 8 episodes.
In 2007, Rosen wrote the book The Miracle Group. [6]
In 2018, Rosen screenplayed the short film The Matchmaker , which starred Barbara Bain, Rhea Perlman, Robert Romanus and Bryna Weiss. He explained that the short film was about an man who tries to find his mother a friend in her nursing home, which had also happened to Rosen. [7] [8]
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