Tartikoff, Brandon
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Name (Hebrew)
טרטיקוף, ברנדון, 1949-1997
Name (Latin)
Tartikoff, Brandon
Date of birth
1949-01-13
Date of death
1997-08-27
Place of birth
Freeport (N.Y.)
Place of death
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His The last great ride, 1992:CIP t.p. (Brandon Tartikoff) pubr. info. (chrmn., Paramount Pictures)
- Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 - August 27, 1997) was an American television executive who was the president of NBC from 1981 to 1991. He was credited with turning around NBC's low prime time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Law & Order, ALF, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, Wings, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Saved by the Bell, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, St. Elsewhere, and Night Court.Tartikoff also helped develop the 1984 sitcom Punky Brewster; he named the title character after a girl he had a crush on in school. He was also involved in the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Beggars and Choosers. Born to a Jewish family in Freeport, New York. Tartikoff died on August 27, 1997, at age 48 from Hodgkin lymphoma. ( (Wikipedia, viewed 28 October 2022) )
- Brandon Tartikoff, who died yesterday [August 27 1997] in Los Angeles at the age of 48, was a programming genius who led NBC to its first-ever television success in prime time ( (Washington Post, viewed 28 October 2022) )
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Brandon Tartikoff at the 1988 Emmy Awards
Alan Light, CC BY 2.0
File:Brandon Tartikoff at the 1988 Emmy Awards.jpg
Alan Light, CC BY 2.0
Wikipedia description:
Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was an American television executive who was head of the entertainment division of NBC from 1981 to 1991. He was credited with turning around NBC's low prime time reputation with several hit series: Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Law & Order, ALF, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, Wings, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Saved by the Bell, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, St. Elsewhere, and Night Court. Tartikoff also helped develop the 1984 sitcom Punky Brewster; he named the title character after a girl he had a crush on in school. He was also involved in the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Beggars and Choosers.
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