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David Hoffman(1953-2024)

  • Producer
  • Writer
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David Hoffman was born on 5 August 1953 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Best Thing I Ever Made (2011), Matlock (1986) and Father Dowling Mysteries (1989). He died on 3 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 5, 1953
DiedJanuary 3, 2024(70)
BornAugust 5, 1953
DiedJanuary 3, 2024(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Best Thing I Ever Made
7.5
TV Series
  • Producer
Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
Matlock
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
Father Dowling Mysteries
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
Diagnosis Murder
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Producer

  • Yum and Yummer (2019)
    Yum and Yummer
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer: the best thing i ever ate
    • 2023
  • All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate (2020)
    All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • The Best Thing I Ever Ate (2009)
    The Best Thing I Ever Ate
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2009–2019
  • The Best Thing I Ever Made
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2012–2013
  • The Best Thing I Ever Ate
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2009

Writer

  • The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996)
    The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1989–1993
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1993
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1980)
    CBS Children's Mystery Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 5, 1953
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • January 3, 2024
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(glioblastoma)

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