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Years active
  
1976-present

Siblings
  
Howard Bendetson

Movies
  
Big Bug Man, Mutts


Role
  
Television writer

Name
  
Bob Bendetson

Shows
  
The Simpsons, Newhart

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Full Name
  
Robert Bendetson

Born
  
August 28, 1954 (age 69) (
1954-08-28
)
Bronx, New York, U.S.

Occupation
  
Television writer/producer

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Similar People
  
Bruce Ferber, Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean, Matt Williams, Peter Shin

Bob Bendetson


Robert "Bob" Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody] and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa"). He lives with his wife Heidi and his two children Ellie and Jesse Bendetson.

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Bendetson served as a supervising producer on Coach, leaving after its fifth season to become co-producer on Home Improvement. He worked on Newhart and wrote the show's famous final episode "The Last Newhart". He wrote and directed the as yet unreleased film Big Bug Man which contains the final performance of Marlon Brando.

Writer

  • TBA Big Bug Man (film) (writer, director)
  • 2001–2002 The Simpsons (TV, 2 episodes) (writer; "Simpsons Tall Tales", "Blame It on Lisa")
  • 1997 Teen Angel (TV) (co-executive producer)
  • 1996 Bunk Bed Brothers (TV) (writer)
  • 1991, 1993–1999 Home Improvement (TV) (executive producer, 144 episodes; writer)
  • 1989, 1992 Coach (TV, 1 episode) (supervising producer, writer)
  • 1988–1990 Newhart (TV, 13 episodes) (supervising producer, writer)
  • 1988 Mutts (TV) (producer, writer)
  • 1986–1987 ALF (TV) (writer, 8 episodes; executive story editor, 24 episodes; co-producer, 1 episode) (actor, 1 episode)
  • 1985 What's Happening Now!! (TV, 1 episode) (writer)
  • 1984 Alice (TV, 1 episode) (writer)
  • 1981 The Jeffersons (TV, 1 episode) (writer)

    • Awards and nominations

  • 2003 Writers Guild of America Award nomination: Animation for The Simpsons (for episode "Blame It on Lisa")
  • 1994 Emmy Award nomination: Outstanding Comedy Series for Home Improvement (shared with other producers of the show)
  • 1990 Emmy Award nomination: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for Newhart (shared with Mark Egan and Mark Solomon)

    • References

    Bob Bendetson Wikipedia
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