Jeff Franklin

Birth Name:

Jeffrey Alan Franklin

Birth Place:

Inglewood, California, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director, Music department, Actor, Script department

Is a supporter of Operation USA, which aids communities suffering from disease, disasters, and poverty
Won four BMI TV Music Awards for the theme song for "Full House" in 1991-1994
Learned about sitcom writing while participating in an improv workshop called Off the Wall, which led to his first job on "Laverne & Shirley․"
When he couldn't get a teaching job after college, he decided to pursue the comedy writing he'd engaged in when he wasn't studying as a career
Worked as a consultant on the TV series "The Bad News Bears" in 1979
Quote: "I do not plan the future too much because so much of life just happens․ I get on the train and enjoy the ride, and try to be smart enough to know when to stay on and when to jump off and catch another train․"
Best known as the creator, writer, and executive producer of "Full House" and "Hangin' with Mr․ Cooper․"
Full House started out as "House of Comics," a show about a group of stand-up comedians living in the same house, but altered his idea because ABC was looking for a family-oriented sitcom like "The Cosby Show․"
Had a role as a hotel clerk in the film "Love Stinks" in 1999
Sent some of his writing to author Ray Bradbury when he was 10 years old, who told him that to become a writer he would have to "write a million words, stack them up, set them on fire, and do it again․"

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