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Ken Hecht(1947-2022)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Ken Hecht was born on 4 April 1947 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for American Dream (1981), Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and Love, Sidney (1981). He died on 21 March 2022 in Tarzana, California, USA.
BornApril 4, 1947
DiedMarch 21, 2022(74)
BornApril 4, 1947
DiedMarch 21, 2022(74)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

American Dream (1981)
American Dream
6.1
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Diff'rent Strokes
6.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
Love, Sidney
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)
    Full House
    6.8
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1992–1993
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)
    Webster
    5.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1986–1989
  • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1984–1986
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1982
  • What's Happening!! (1976)
    What's Happening!!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978

Writer

  • Tim Niverth in Childhood Thoughts (2015)
    Childhood Thoughts
    3.3
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 2020
  • Mein Leben & ich (2001)
    Mein Leben & ich
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2004
  • Jason Behr, Peter Billingsley, Jeremiah Birkett, Phyllis Katz, Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst, Nick Toth, and Kristoffer Ryan Winters in Sherman Oaks (1995)
    Sherman Oaks
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1996
  • Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)
    Full House
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1992–1993
  • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
    Amen
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990–1991
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)
    Webster
    5.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1986–1989
  • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1984–1986
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975–1984
  • We Got It Made (1983)
    We Got It Made
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Reggie (1983)
    Reggie
    4.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Private Benjamin (1981)
    Private Benjamin
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1983
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1981–1982
  • John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company (1976)
    Three's Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • American Dream (1981)
    American Dream
    6.1
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • creator
    • 1981

Additional Crew

  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 4, 1947
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • March 21, 2022
    • Tarzana, California, USA

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