Chuck Lorre Biography

Fast Facts

• Began his career as a touring singer and songwriter
• Wrote for animated series until getting his big break as a supervising producer for the sitcom Roseanne
• Wrote the Deborah Harry 1980s hit "French Kissin' in the USA
• " Co-composed the soundtrack for the 1980s television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009
• Four of his shows — The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, Mom and Two and a Half Men — were all in the Top 20 primetime programs during the week of January 27-February 2, 2014
• Received an honorary doctoral degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam
• Is known for his vanity cards (run during the end credits of his series) in which he shares his thoughts about life