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Tom Finnigan(1946-2023)

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Tom Finnigan was born on 11 September 1946. Tom was a writer, known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Trouble with Larry (1993) and Nightlife (1986). Tom died on 14 May 2023.
BornSeptember 11, 1946
DiedMay 14, 2023(76)
BornSeptember 11, 1946
DiedMay 14, 2023(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Courteney Cox, Bronson Pinchot, Perry King, Alex McKenna, and Shanna Reed in The Trouble with Larry (1993)
The Trouble with Larry
5.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Nightlife (1986)
Nightlife
5.3
TV Series
  • Writer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special
7.9
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer

  • Courteney Cox, Bronson Pinchot, Perry King, Alex McKenna, and Shanna Reed in The Trouble with Larry (1993)
    The Trouble with Larry
    5.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    8.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1980–1992
  • Nightlife (1986)
    Nightlife
    5.3
    TV Series
    • writing supervised by
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Our Time
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • People Are Funny
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins (1984)
    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins
    7.6
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special
    7.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1981

Additional Crew

  • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
    The Parent 'Hood
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Tom Finnegan
  • Born
    • September 11, 1946
  • Died
    • May 14, 2023

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