Mark Rothman

Mark Rothman
Born Mark Harvey Rothman
(1947-11-01) November 1, 1947[1]
The Bronx, New York, US
Occupation Screenwriter, television comedy writer, producer
Years active 1960's—present
Known for
  • Staff writer for and co-producer of ABC-TV's Laverne and Shirley
  • Head writer for ABC-TV's The Odd Couple and Happy Days
  • Writer for CBS-TV's The Ted Knight Show
  • Co-creator, co-executive producer, and a writer for the 1977 CBS-TV series Busting Loose
    • Website http://markrothmansblog.blogspot.com

    Mark Rothman (born in January 3, 1939 in The Bronx, New York) is an American writer best known for having been involved with the creation and production of Laverne and Shirley. He was also the head writer and show runner of numerous other shows including Happy Days and The Odd Couple. He was co-creator, co-executive producer, and a writer for the 1977 situation comedy Busting Loose and the 1978 situation comedy The Ted Knight Show. He also composed the theme song for Busting Loose.

    He has written many screenplays and several plays, two of them, The Wearing of the Greens, and Who Wants Fame?, are very popular and have been well received by audiences and critics from coast-to-coast. He currently lives in Chicago. He enjoys producing and directing his work. In the spring of 2008, he appeared in the title role of a new musical, The Brain From Planet X in Los Angeles, where he and the show received unanimous raves.

    He has two books which can be found at Amazon Kindle: "Show Runner", and "Show Runner Two". Both are collections of autobiographical essays.

    In 2013 he had his first novel, "I'm Not Garbo," published. It is a fable about Hollywood in the 1930s.

    References

    1. ↑ "Birth reference search results for Mark Rothman". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved August 23, 2017.


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