Sy Rosen

Sy Rosen
Occupations	Producer, screenwriter
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	Wanda Echevarria Rosen ​ ​ (died. 2021)​ [1]
Children	1

Sy Rosen is an American producer and screenwriter. He created the American sitcom television series Gimme a Break! with Mort Lachman. ^[2]

Career

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 a man who tries to find his mother a friend in her nursing home, which had also happened to Rosen. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Wanda Echavarria Rosen Ph.D. Obituary (1943 - 2021) - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com . Retrieved April 26, 2021.
2. "The Daily Item from Port Chester, New York - 33". The Daily Item. April 5, 1989. p. 33.
3. "The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California - 178". The Sacramento Bee. July 4, 1976. p. 178.
4. "Sy Rosen is Coming to Town!" . Retrieved April 26, 2021.
5. "The Baytown Sun from Baytown, Texas - Page 2". The Baytown Sun. March 31, 1987. p. 2.
6. The Miracle Group. Dramatic Publishing. 2007. ISBN   978-1583423844.
7. "TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker' - New Day Northwest". YouTube . Retrieved April 26, 2021.
8. "TV Writer Sy Rosen talks about his short film 'The Matchmaker'". 6 May 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

External links

• Sy Rosen at IMDb