Ed. Weinberger
Birth Name:
Edwin B. Weinberger
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Script department
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for four Writers Guild of America Awards for Episodic Comedy, three for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and one for "The Associates․"
- Began writing for comedians like Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, and Dick Gregory in the late 1960s
- Best known as the creator of "The Cosby Show," "Amen," and "Taxi" and as a writer for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson․"
- Founded MTM Enterprises with James L․ Brooks, Allan Burns, Stan Daniels, and David Davis
- Began going by the abbreviation "Ed․" at the age of 8, saying in 2000 that "it's an affectation that's gotten out of hand․"
Awards
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1974Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1974WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1975WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1978WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1979Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1981WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1982Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1983Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1990Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Winner