Sam Denoff
Birth Name:
Samuel Denoff
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1965
- Attended Adelphi College, but left early to pursue his songwriting career
- Began his television writing career with Bill Persky on "The Steve Allen Show" in the early 1960s
- Originally wanted to be a songwriter and began his career by writing jingles for WNEW's William B․ Williams with Bill Persky
- Often collaborated with writer Bill Persky on projects including "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "That Girl," the latter of which they created together
- Best known as a writer and producer on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and as the creator and executive producer of "That Girl․"
- Among other television songwriting credits, he wrote the lyrics for the "That Girl" theme song
- Wrote some of the most memorable episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" with Bill Persky, including "That's My Boy??," "Bupkis," and "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth․"
- Wrote the song "Let's Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn" with Bill Persky and Roy Ross in 1957
Awards
- 1964Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety:Winner
- 1965WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1966Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy:Winner
- 1966Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy:Nominated