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Stephen Neigher(1948-2025)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Stephen Neigher was born on 4 April 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Barney Miller (1975), Hot to Trot (1988) and Tough Cookies (1986). He was married to Rebecca McLaughlin. He died on 22 March 2025 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
BornApril 4, 1948
DiedMarch 22, 2025(76)
BornApril 4, 1948
DiedMarch 22, 2025(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
Barney Miller
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
John Candy, Dabney Coleman, and Bobcat Goldthwait in Hot to Trot (1988)
Hot to Trot
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1988
Tough Cookies (1986)
Tough Cookies
6.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Brothers (1984)
Brothers
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Judging Amy (1999)
    Judging Amy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Ghost Stories (1997)
    Ghost Stories
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)
    Sister, Sister
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Madman of the People (1994)
    Madman of the People
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Due South (1994)
    Due South
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Laurie Hill (1992)
    Laurie Hill
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Sugar and Spice (1990)
    Sugar and Spice
    6.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1990
  • Ann Jillian (1989)
    Ann Jillian
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • John Candy, Dabney Coleman, and Bobcat Goldthwait in Hot to Trot (1988)
    Hot to Trot
    4.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Tough Cookies (1986)
    Tough Cookies
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1986
  • Detective in the House (1985)
    Detective in the House
    4.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1979–1985
  • Brothers (1984)
    Brothers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Helen Hunt, Anthony Edwards, Richard Crenna, Patty Duke, Billie Bird, and Richard McKenzie in It Takes Two (1982)
    It Takes Two
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1983
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982

Additional Crew

  • Madman of the People (1994)
    Madman of the People
    6.3
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1995
  • Due South (1994)
    Due South
    8.0
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1994
  • Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)
    Dear John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1992
  • Susan Peretz in Babes (1990)
    Babes
    6.5
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1990–1991
  • Helen Hunt, Anthony Edwards, Richard Crenna, Patty Duke, Billie Bird, and Richard McKenzie in It Takes Two (1982)
    It Takes Two
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1982

Producer

  • Sweet Surrender (1987)
    Sweet Surrender
    5.1
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1987
  • Tough Cookies (1986)
    Tough Cookies
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Brothers (1984)
    Brothers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 4, 1948
    • Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • March 22, 2025
    • Durham, North Carolina, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rebecca McLaughlin
  • Relatives
      Geoffrey Neigher(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Teaches screenwriting at the University of North Carolina.

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