Hal Kanter

Birth Name:

Hal Kanter

Birth Place:

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Script department

In 2005, he was awarded the Writers Guild of AMerica Morgan Cox Award
Was presented with the 1983 WGA Valentine Davies Award
Won the 1989 Writers Guild of America Laure Award for TV Writing Achievement
In his teenage years, he would write various jokes for magazines and comic book strips
Started out working as a writer for various variety shows
Is best known for producing and directing comedic films
Created the first American sitcom to feature a black, professional, female lead character

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