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Norman Steinberg(1939-2023)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Norman Steinberg was born on 6 June 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Blazing Saddles (1974), Doctor Doctor (1989) and Raising Dad (2001). He died on 15 March 2023 in Hudson, New York, USA.
BornJune 6, 1939
DiedMarch 15, 2023(83)
BornJune 6, 1939
DiedMarch 15, 2023(83)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1974
Doctor Doctor (1989)
Doctor Doctor
8.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Jerry Adler, Meagan Good, Andy Kindler, Brie Larson, Bob Saget, and Kat Dennings in Raising Dad (2001)
Raising Dad
5.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Ana Alexander and Jonathan Chase in Chemistry (2011)
Chemistry
5.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Fireside
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Jerry Adler and Anthony Perullo in Red Hook (2012)
    Red Hook
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • Ana Alexander and Jonathan Chase in Chemistry (2011)
    Chemistry
    5.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Paradise (2004)
    Paradise
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Then Comes Marriage (2004)
    Then Comes Marriage
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Touch 'Em All McCall (2003)
    Touch 'Em All McCall
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Jerry Adler, Meagan Good, Andy Kindler, Brie Larson, Bob Saget, and Kat Dennings in Raising Dad (2001)
    Raising Dad
    5.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2001–2002
  • Illusion Infinity (1999)
    Illusion Infinity
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Bill Cosby in Cosby (1996)
    Cosby
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1996–1998
  • Curnal Achilles Aulisio, Steven Gilborn, Joshua Hoffman, Kenny Johnston, and Phill Lewis in Teech (1991)
    Teech
    5.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Doctor Doctor (1989)
    Doctor Doctor
    8.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989–1991
  • Steel Magnolias (1990)
    Steel Magnolias
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, Barry Sobel, Elaine Stritch, and Jesse R. Tendler in The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
    The Ellen Burstyn Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • 100 Centre Street
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • The Six O'Clock Follies (1980)
    The Six O'Clock Follies
    6.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980

Writer

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
    5.8
    • screenplay by
    • 2022
  • Ana Alexander and Jonathan Chase in Chemistry (2011)
    Chemistry
    5.1
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 2011
  • Paradise (2004)
    Paradise
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2004
  • The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)
    The 76th Annual Academy Awards
    6.7
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 2004
  • Touch 'Em All McCall (2003)
    Touch 'Em All McCall
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • co-writer
    • 2003
  • Jerry Adler, Meagan Good, Andy Kindler, Brie Larson, Bob Saget, and Kat Dennings in Raising Dad (2001)
    Raising Dad
    5.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Home
    6.2
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Bill Cosby in Cosby (1996)
    Cosby
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Curnal Achilles Aulisio, Steven Gilborn, Joshua Hoffman, Kenny Johnston, and Phill Lewis in Teech (1991)
    Teech
    5.8
    TV Series
    • creator
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Doctor Doctor (1989)
    Doctor Doctor
    8.6
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1989–1991
  • Gene Wilder in Funny About Love (1990)
    Funny About Love
    4.9
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, Barry Sobel, Elaine Stritch, and Jesse R. Tendler in The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
    The Ellen Burstyn Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1986
  • Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo in Wise Guys (1986)
    Wise Guys
    5.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Michael Keaton, Dom DeLuise, Peter Boyle, and Joe Piscopo in Johnny Dangerously (1984)
    Johnny Dangerously
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Out of Order (1984)
    Out of Order
    • Writer
    • 1984

Script and Continuity Department

  • Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Arnold, David Paymer, Micah Gardener, Mikey Kovar, Colleen Rennison, and Jordan Warkol in Carpool (1996)
    Carpool
    5.1
    • script revisions (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Teri Garr, Michael Keaton, Taliesin Jaffe, Frederick Koehler, Brittany White, Courtney White, and Ronald Bergdoll in Mr. Mom (1983)
    Mr. Mom
    6.6
    • script revisions (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • When Things Were Rotten (1975)
    When Things Were Rotten
    7.3
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 6, 1939
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 2023
    • Hudson, New York, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was a 'disgruntled lawyer' but wanted to become a comedy writer, when he first met Mel Brooks in the 1960s at a Manhattan coffee shop. Some years later, Brooks hired him to work on the draft of a screenplay by Andrew Bergman, for a comic Western (then called Tex X) which eventually became Blazing Saddles.

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