Gary Menteer
Gary Menteer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gary Wayne Menteer November 21, 1939 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 2016 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1957 - 2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Cvar |
Gary Wayne Menteer (November 21, 1939 - January 18, 2016) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is the creator of the American short-lived sitcom television series Boys Will Be Boys, which he created with .
Career[]
Menteer began his career, as moving to New York City, he got the role in the 1957 broadway play The Music Man.[1]
In 1960s-1980s, Menteer appeared in many varieties and films including, The Bob Hope Show, Bye Bye Birdie, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, The Carol Burnett Show, Finian's Rainbow and Hello, Dolly!.[2]
In 1985, Menteer was nominated for an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program, he also was nominated for another, in 1986.[3]
In 1987, Menteer created the new FOX sitcom television series Boys Will Be Boys, which he created with and was first named Second Chance from 1987.[4] In 1988, he and Dunclon changed it to Boys Will Be Boys at January 1988.
Death[]
Menteer in January 2016 at the hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 76.[5][6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Gary Menteer Obituary (1939 - 2016) - The Desert Sun". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Gary Menteer, Writer, Director and Producer on TV's 'Family Matters,' Dies at 76". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Gary Menteer". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Times-Mail from Bedford, Indiana - 17". The Times-Mail. January 14, 1988. p. 17.
- ^ "Gary Menteer, Writer, Director and Producer on TV's 'Family Matters,' Dies at 76". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Gary Menteer Obituary (1939 - 2016) - Los Angeles Times". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Remembering Sitcom Writer, Director and Producer Gary Menteer; HBO Comedy Returns Feb. 21". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
External links[]
- 1939 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Houston
- American actors
- American male screenwriters
- American television producers
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- 20th-century American male actors
- American television directors