born May 9, 1940, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.
U.S. screenwriter, director, and producer.
He worked in television from 1964. He cocreated and produced the hit Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77) and several other TV programs and series, including The Tracey Ullman Show (1986–90) and The Simpsons (from 1989). As writer, producer, and director of the film Terms of Endearment (1983), he won three Academy Awards; he also wrote, directed, and produced Broadcast News (1987) and As Good As It Gets (1997).