Years active 1971–present Name Jay Tarses | Role Television writer | |
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Born July 3, 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-07-03 ) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Occupation Actor, producer, writer Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Movies and TV shows Teen Wolf, The Days and Nights of Molly D, The Muppets Take Man, The Duck Factory, The Great Muppet Caper Similar People Tom Patchett, Jamie Tarses, Matt Tarses, Mark Holton, Richard Hunt | ||
Children Jamie Tarses, Matt Tarses | ||
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Michael Jay Tarses (born July 3, 1939) is an American television comedy writer and producer. He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The Slap Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill (with Tom Patchett), and was an executive producer for The Bob Newhart Show. His daughter is Jamie Tarses, former ABC Entertainment chief and current partner in the Pariah production company.
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- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Selected filmography
- Radio
- References
Smoldering Lust - The Best of Bradley Whitford as Dave Brodsky
Early life
Tarses was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Career
He was co-creator and co-writer (with Andy Hamilton) of BBC Radio 4's situation comedy Revolting People, which was set in colonial-era Baltimore; he also plays the role of sour shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant to Hamilton's cheerfully corrupt British soldier Sergeant McGurk.
His most notable acting role was as Coach Bobby Finstock in the 1980s teen comedy Teen Wolf. He also co-starred with Jim Carrey on the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory in 1984.
Personal life
Tarses is the father of TV executive Jamie Tarses and TV writer Matt Tarses