Ben Starr

Birth Name:

Benjamin Starr

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Script department

Served with the U․S․ military during World War II
Attended the City College of New York and graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles
Started out as a writer for radio shows, where he worked with George Burns, Dean Martin, and Jerry Lewis, among others
Also wrote for other popular TV series like "Diff'rent Strokes," "All in the Family," and "The Brady Bunch․"
Best known as the creator of the 1980s TV series "Silver Spoons" and "The Facts of Life․"
Was also a playwright who had a brief run on Broadway with "The Family Way" in 1965
Was featured in the Donna Kanter documentary "Lunch" along with Sid Caesar and Carl Reiner which explores a group of comedy writers that have had lunch together every Wednesday for 40 years
Wrote the famous "Diff'rent Strokes" catchphrase "What are you talking about, Willis?," which Gary Coleman later put his own spin on
Wrote the James Bond spoof film "Our Man Flint" in 1966

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