Garry Marshall
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Garry Marshall (November 13, 1934-) is an influential American writer, producer, and actor. He wrote for comedians Joey Bishop and Phil Foster, soon he moved on to writing for TV shows, like The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Tonight Show. In 1970, he adapted the Neil Simon play and 1968 film The Odd Couple into a popular television show starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. It proved very successful, and he soon followed it up with Happy Days, which became one of the most popular shows on TV. He also created Laverne and Shirley (which co-starred his sister Penny) and Mork and Mindy (which starred Robin Williams) which were both spin-offs from Happy Days and just as successful and well-known. He also directed and acted in several feature films including Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride. He also runs and works out of a local community theatre house in Los Angeles, The Falcon Theatre.
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- Garry Marshall at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
