Personal Info
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1922-07-27 (103 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Also Known For
Norman Milton Lear
Norman Lear
Biography
Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was a legendary American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude. As a political activist, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way in 1981 and has supported First Amendment rights and progressive causes. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. His grandpa ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
Norman Lear: A Life on Television
| Self
2023 --
Being Mary Tyler Moore
| Self (voice)
2022 --
A Case for Kindness
| Self
2022 --
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
| Self
2022 --
Gratitude Revealed
| Himself
2022 --
"Sr."
| Self
2022 --
Lucy and Desi
| Self
2021 --
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
| Self
2021 --
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
| Self - Host
2021 --
Adventures In Christmasing
| Himself
2021 --
Dean Martin: King of Cool
| Self
2021 --
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
| Self
2020 --
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
| Self
2020 --
Find Your Groove
| Self
2019 --
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
| Self - Co-Host
2019 --
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
| Himself (host)
2019 --
I Want My MTV
| Self
2019 --
Robert Scheer: Above the Fold
| Self
2018 --
Viewer Direction Advised
| Self
2017 --
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
| Self
2017 --
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
| Self
2016 --
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
| Self
2013 --
Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
| Self
2012 --
Casting By
| Self
2012 --
Pablo
| Self
2009 --
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
| Self
2009 --
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
| Self
2008 --
The Brothers Warner
| Self - Producer
2005 --
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
|
2003 --
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
| Self
1999 --
Funny Is Money
| Self
1997 --
Perfect Moment
| Self
1992 --
Color Adjustment
| Self
1991 --
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
| Self - Host
1978 --
A Different Approach
|
1971 --
Cold Turkey
| Crying Man (uncredited)
1963 --
Come Blow Your Horn
| Party Guest (uncredited)