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John Boni(1937-2019)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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John Boni was born on 3 July 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Electric Company (1971), Out of This World (1987) and America 2-Night (1978). He was married to Donna Pode and Rita O'Connor. He died on 9 March 2019.
BornJuly 3, 1937
DiedMarch 9, 2019(81)
BornJuly 3, 1937
DiedMarch 9, 2019(81)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Electric Company (1971)
The Electric Company
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
Out of This World
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
America 2-Night (1978)
America 2-Night
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Cher (1975)
Cher
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Fay in the Life of Dave (2006)
    Fay in the Life of Dave
    7.8
    Short
    • head writer
    • 2006
  • Wind at My Back (1996)
    Wind at My Back
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2000–2001
  • Blackfly (2001)
    Blackfly
    4.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
    Blue's Clues
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 2000
  • Student Bodies (1997)
    Student Bodies
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998–2000
  • Wimzie's House: A Surprise for Horace
    Video Game
    • written by
    • 1999
  • Wimzie's House: Play Along with Wimzie
    Video Game
    • written by
    • 1999
  • Corey Sevier in Lassie (1997)
    Lassie
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1997–1999
  • The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996)
    The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1981–1997
  • Don't Quit Your Day Job (1996)
    Don't Quit Your Day Job
    5.5
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Wimzie's House (1995)
    Wimzie's House
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • written by
    • 1995–1996
  • Tracey Ullman in The Little Lulu Show (1995)
    The Little Lulu Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • additional stand up writer (1996)
    • 1995–1999
  • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1986–1992
  • Billy (1992)
    Billy
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992

Producer

  • Wind at My Back (1996)
    Wind at My Back
    7.9
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 2000–2001
  • Corey Sevier in Lassie (1997)
    Lassie
    6.2
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1997–1999
  • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
    Harry and the Hendersons
    5.6
    TV Series
    • executive supervising producer
    • 1991
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.8
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1988–1990
  • Jackée Harry in Jackée (1989)
    Jackée
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1989
  • Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
    Out of This World
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1987–1988
  • Comedy of Horrors (1981)
    Comedy of Horrors
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Corey Feldman, Shane Butterworth, Tricia Cast, Billy Jayne, Sparky Marcus, Meeno Peluce, and Kristoff St. John in The Bad News Bears (1979)
    The Bad News Bears
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Space Force
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978

Additional Crew

  • Corey Sevier in Lassie (1997)
    Lassie
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 1997
  • Martin Mull and Fred Willard in Fernwood Tonight (1977)
    Fernwood Tonight
    8.6
    TV Series
    • executive writing consultant
    • 1977
  • When Things Were Rotten (1975)
    When Things Were Rotten
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1975

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Fay In The Life of Dave

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 3, 1937
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2019
  • Spouses
      Donna PodeAugust 9, 1981 - present

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