Brian Cooke Biography

Fast Facts

• Completed a term of National Service with the British military, where he first started cartooning
• Started out as a cartoonist, selling comic strips to magazines and newspapers
• He and Johnnie Mortimer initially wrote for the radio, producing works like "Men from the Ministry" and "Round the Horne․"
• He and Johnnie Mortimer also wrote several stage plays, including "When the Cat's Away" and "Situation Comedy․"
• Frequently worked with fellow writer Johnnie Mortimer, whom he met at a Cartoonists' Convention
• Best known as the creator, with Johnnie Mortimer, of the sitcom "Man About the House," which was remade for American television as "Three's Company․"
• Several of his and Johnnie Mortimer's other British series were adapted for American audiences: "Robin's Nest" became "Three's a Crowd," "George & Mildred" became "The Ropers," and "Keep It in the Family" became "Too Close for Comfort․"