Chuck Lorre

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Chuck Lorre, 2011

Chuck Lorre (* 18th October 1952 on Long Iceland , New York as Charles Michael Levine ) is an American television producer , screenwriter , director , composer and creative consultant. He developed the series The Big Bang Theory , Grace , Cybill , Dharma & Greg , Mom , Two and a Half Men , Young Sheldon and The Kominsky Method . He also served as executive producer on the series Mike & Molly and Roseanne .

Life

Chuck Lorre, 2007

Chuck Lorre attended the State University of New York in Potsdam (New York) , which he left after two years. He then went on tour in the USA as a guitarist and songwriter . Among other things, he wrote the song French kissin 'in the USA , which Debbie Harry recorded for her 1986 album Rockbird . From 1986, however, he focused on television.

Lorre was married to actress Karen Witter for the second time. He has two children from his first marriage.

On March 12, 2009, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . On August 25, 2015, an asteroid was named after him: (8629) Chucklorre .

Vanity cards

At the end of the credits of many episodes of the series he produced ( Dharma & Greg , The Big Bang Theory , Cybill , Grace Under Fire , Mike & Molly and Two and a Half Men , Young Sheldon and Mom ) he placed a message that was only for about can be seen for one to three seconds and usually contains a personal view of him. In some cases these have been censored by CBS . In Germany, these are not shown on television at all because their own credits or no credits are used. With streaming services like Netflix, however , the vanity cards are shown. Vanity cards are usually shown in Austria.

Filmography

As an actor

As a producer

As a director

As a composer

As a dramaturge and creative consultant

  • 1988: Beany and Cecil (2 episodes) (dramaturge)
  • 1994–1995: Grace (26 episodes) (creative advice)

As a screenwriter

Awards

So far, Chuck Lorre has won an award in four categories and has been nominated for eight more:

year Award category Awarded for
1992 Humanitas Prize Roseanne
1999 WGA Award (TV) Dharma & Greg
2000 WGA Award (TV) Dharma & Greg
2004 Emmy Award Best theme song Two and a Half Men
2004 BMI TV Music Award Two and a Half Men (won)
2005 BMI TV Music Award Two and a Half Men (won)
2006 Emmy Award Best comedy series Two and a Half Men
2006 PGA Award TV producer of the year Two and a Half Men
2007 Emmy Award Best comedy series Two and a Half Men
2008 Emmy Award Best comedy series Two and a Half Men
2008 BMI TV Music Award Two and a Half Men (won)
2009 TV Land Award Future Classic Award Two and a Half Men (won)

In 2016, the Young Academy of Sweden awarded Chuck Lorre, together with David Saltzberg , Steve Molaro and Bill Prady, the Torsten Wiesel Midnight Sun Award for Distinguished Achievement in Promoting Science for 'The Big Bang Theory' .

literature

  • Chuck Lorre : In: Amy Rickman: The Big Bang Theory from A to Z. The unofficial guide to the series . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86265-133-7 , pp. 18-23.

Web links

Commons : Chuck Lorre  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CHUCK LEVINE PRODUCTIONS, # 119 chucklorre.com
  2. ↑ imdb.com
  3. ↑ chucklorre.com
  4. ↑ quotenmeter.de
  5. ^ Vanity cards let Lorre sound off . Variety , March 10, 2009
  6. ↑ The Torsten Wiesel Midnight Sun Award to The Big Bang Theory Sverige Unga Akademi, April 12, 2016, accessed on March 16, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Lorre, Chuck
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Levine, Charles Michael (maiden name); Levine, Chuck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH on Long Island , New York City