Actor
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)
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