Jay Tarses

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.

Early life

Tarses was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Williams College in 1961.^[1]

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

Selected filmography

• The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1976, TV)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1972-1978, TV)
• The Tony Randall Show (1976, TV, Co-creator, with Tom Patchett)
• The Chopped Liver Brothers (1977, TV movie, with Tom Patchett and Hugh Wilson)
• We've Got Each Other (1977, TV)
• Mary (1978, TV)
• Up the Academy (1980, feature film, with Tom Patchett)
• The Great Muppet Caper (1981, feature film, with Tom Patchett, Jerry Juhl and Jack Rose)
• Open All Night (1981, TV, Creator)
• Buffalo Bill (1983, TV, Co-creator, with Tom Patchett)
• The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, feature film with Tom Patchett and Frank Oz)
• The Slap Maxwell Story (1987, TV, Creator)
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987-1991, TV, Creator)
• Black Tie Affair (1993, TV)
• Public Morals (1996, TV, Co-creator, with Steven Bochco)

Radio

• Revolting People (2000) (BBC) (Co-Creator, with Andy Hamilton)

References

External links

• Jay Tarses on IMDb