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Gary Johnson(I)

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Gary Johnson was born, raised and educated in Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he signed on as an editor and columnist for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun Newspapers of Omaha. Heading west, he became a writer for the original "Hollywood Squares", winning an Emmy and six other nominations. Since then, he has produced "Scrabble" for NBC, "Think Twice" for PBS, "Small Talk", "Jumble", "Boggle" and "Shuffle" for The Family Channel, and he has developed and produced many other pilots and projects for various outlets. And for one memorable season, he was the on-camera Judge on Dick Clark's syndicated show, "The Challengers".
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 16 nominations total

    Known for

    Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
    Jeopardy!
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Paul Lynde in The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965)
    The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Scrabble (1984)
    Scrabble
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Scrabble
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
      Jeopardy!
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • senior producer
      • producer
      • 2001–2010
    • Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998)
      Rock & Roll Jeopardy!
      8.0
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1999
    • Jep! (1998)
      Jep!
      4.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1998–2000
    • Wil Shriner in Small Talk (1996)
      Small Talk
      9.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1996–1997
    • Trivial Pursuit
      5.2
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1993
    • Scrabble
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993
    • The Challengers
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1990–1991
    • Scrabble (1984)
      Scrabble
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1984–1990

    Writer



    • Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
      Jeopardy!
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writing supervisor
      • written by
      • writer
      • 1998–2011
    • Jeopardy!
      TV Series
      • Writer (2004)
      • 2002
    • Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998)
      Rock & Roll Jeopardy!
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • The Challengers
      TV Series
      • writing supervised by
      • 1990
    • Battlestars (1981)
      Battlestars
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1981–1983
    • Sale of the Century (1983)
      Sale of the Century
      7.3
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • 1983–1989
    • Paul Lynde in The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965)
      The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
      6.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1980

    Actor



    • Tweek City (2005)
      Tweek City
      4.0
      • Mr. Wasley
      • 2005
    • Punishment Park (1971)
      Punishment Park
      7.7
      • Desert Pacifist
      • 1971

    Personal details

    • Born
      • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    • Spouse
      • Michelle Johnson(3 children)

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    • Trivia
      Children; Eric, Benjamin and Samantha.

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