Jonathan Stark (actor)

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Jonathan Stark, 2016

Jonathan Stark (born February 16, 1952 in Erie , Pennsylvania ) is an American actor , screenwriter and television producer .

Life

Stark began his career in 1981 as an actor, his first television appearance he had in a guest role in the short-lived horror series Darkroom with James Coburn in the lead role. He made his screen debut in 1985 in Die ravenenschwarze Nacht - Fright Night , where he played a major supporting role alongside Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall . In 1987 he starred at the side of Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt in the science fiction film Project X , in the same year he starred alongside Arye Gross in the horror comedy House II - The Unexpected . Played until the mid-1990s He was involved in other film and television productions and was also involved as a voice actor in Die garellen Lichter der Großstadt and Rain Man , but from the beginning of the 1990s his focus shifted behind the camera.

With his co-writer Tracy Newman , he wrote scripts for sitcoms from 1990 , including Cheers , The Nanny and Ellen . Together they developed the concept for the comedy series Immer wieder Jim , of which a total of 182 episodes were created between 2001 and 2009. In 1997 he was awarded an Emmy and was nominated for the WGA Award the following year .

Stark has also been a producer since 1996, including executive producer on 137 episodes of Jim Again and again . He is married and has two children.

Filmography (selection)

play

production

script

  • 1991–1992: Cheers (TV series)
  • 1994: Die Nanny ( The Nanny , TV series)
  • 1995–1996: Ellen (TV series)
  • 1999: Drew Carey Show (TV series)
  • 2001–2002: Again and again Jim ( According to Jim , TV series)

Awards

  • 1997: Emmy for screenplay for a comedy series for Ellen
  • 1998: WGA Award in the Episodic Comedy category for Ellen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jonathan Stark and Tracy Newman credited together , Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Strong, Jonathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, screenwriter, and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Erie , Pennsylvania , United States