Garry Marshall

Infobox actor


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birthname = Garry Kent Marshall
birthdate = birth date and age|1934|11|13
birthplace = Bronx, New York, US
spouse = Barbara Marshall (1963-present)

Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor, director, writer and producer. His credits include creating "Happy Days" and directing "Pretty Woman" and Runaway Bride.

Biography

Early life

Marshall was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the son of Marjorie Irene (née Ward), a tap dance teacher who ran a tap dance school, and Anthony Wallace Marshall, a director of industrial films and later a producer. [ [http://www.comedyontap.com/film/marshall.html Comedy On Tap- Garry Marshall Interview ] ] He is the brother of actress/director Penny Marshall and Ronny Hallin, a TV producer. His father was of Italian descent, his family having come from Abruzzo, [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/05/26/DDG85J1KVV1.DTL&type=movies This Jewish boy's life will make you laugh (and get a bit verklempt?) ] ] and his mother was of English and Scottish descent; [ [http://www.movieweb.com/news/49/12649.php An Interview with the Cast of Keeping up with the Steins ] ] [ [http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/pennym/index.html Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Penny Marshall ] ] his father changed his last name from "Marsciarelli" to "Marshall" before Garry was born. [ [http://www.grouchoreviews.com/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=157 Groucho Reviews :: ] ] Marshall was baptized Presbyterian and also raised in the Lutheran religion for a time. [ [http://www.thunderstruck.org/helen.htm Thunderstruck ] ] He attended De Witt Clinton High School and Northwestern University and is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, where he wrote a sports column for "The Daily Northwestern".

Career

Marshall began his career as a joke writer for such comedians as Joey Bishop and Phil Foster, and then became a writer for the "Tonight Show" with Jack Paar. In 1961 he moved to Hollywood, where he teamed up with Jerry Belson as a writer for television. The pair worked on "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Joey Bishop Show", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "The Lucy Show". They then adapted Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" for television. On his own, Marshall created "Happy Days", "Laverne and Shirley" (starring his sister Penny), and "Mork & Mindy". He was also a co-creator of the short-lived sitcom Makin' It. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/makinit_1299001977.shtml BBC - Comedy - Shows A-Z Index ] ]

In 1984, Marshall had a movie hit as the writer and director of "The Flamingo Kid". He went on to direct "Nothing in Common", "Overboard", "Beaches", "Pretty Woman", "Frankie and Johnny", "Exit to Eden", "The Princess Diaries" and "", "Raising Helen" and most recently "Georgia Rule."

Marshall is also an actor, appearing on the television series "Murphy Brown" and in such movies as "Grand Theft Auto", "Hocus Pocus", "Tomcats", "Lost in America", "Never Been Kissed", "Runaway Bride", "Orange County", and "Keeping Up With The Steins", as well as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "A League of Their Own", both directed by his sister. He also acts in stage productions. He was a permanent judge on FOX's filmmaking-competition reality TV series "On the Lot", which aired in 2007. He also guest starred in The Simpsons episode "Eight Misbehavin'".

Theater credits include Wrong Turn At Lungfish, which he wrote in collaboration with Lowell Ganz, The Roast with
Jerry Belson, Shelves, and with Paul Williams, which had its premiere at The Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey in the Fall of 2007.

Marshall has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. His son, Scott Marshall is also a director.

He will next star in Race to Witch Mountain,as a government fringe scientist and UFO conspiracy theorist, out March 13 2009.

Directing Credits

*"Young Doctors in Love" (1982)
*"The Flamingo Kid" (1984)
*"Nothing In Common" (1986)
*"Overboard" (1987)
*"Beaches" (1988)
*"Pretty Woman" (1990)
*"Frankie and Johnny" (1991)
*"Exit To Eden" (1994)
*"Dear God" (1996)
*"The Other Sister" (1999)
*"Runaway Bride" (1999)
*"The Princess Diaries" (2001)
*"Raising Helen" (2004)
*"" (2004)
*"Georgia Rule" (2007)

Television Credits

*"The Tonight Show" (with Jack Paar)
*"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-1966)
*"Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater" (1964)
*"The Joey Bishop Show" (1961-1964)
*"The Danny Thomas Show" (1953-1964) (also known as "Make Room For Daddy")
*"The Lucy Show" (1962-1968)
*"Hey Landlord!" (1966)
*"Sheriff Who?" (1967)
*"The Odd Couple" (1970-1975)
*"Me and the Chimp" (1972)
*"Evil Roy Slade" (1972)
*"Dominick's Dream" (1974)
*"Love, American Style" (1974)
*"Happy Days" (1974-1984)
*"Wives" (1975)
*"Laverne and Shirley" (1976-1983)
*"Blansky's Beauties" (1977)
*"Who's Watching The Kids?" (1978)
*"Angie" (1979-1980)
*"Mork And Mindy" (1978-1982)
*"Out Of The Blue" (1979)
*"Makin' It" (1979)
*"Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982-1983)
*"The New Odd Couple" (1982-1983)
*"Nothing In Common" (1987)

References

External links

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