Overview
- He died on Feb. 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Peterman’s public tribute.
- He won three Emmys for Murphy Brown, co-wrote 25 episodes including the Season 5 opener responding to Vice President Dan Quayle, and helped produce about 150 installments.
- After Murphy Brown, he and Peterman developed NBC’s Suddenly Susan, worked on State of Grace and Becker, and helped rewrite the pilot that became Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana.
- Born March 18, 1946, in New York City, he began as an actor on series such as The Waltons and Laverne & Shirley and later taught at American University’s drama school.
- Survivors include his sister Lois and his niece Claudine, with a celebration of life planned and donations requested to the New Mexico Wildlife Center, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter or PETA.