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American consultant, screenwriter and producer (1933–2024)
Robert James Ellison (February 1933 – April 2024) was an American consultant, screenwriter and television producer. He worked on television programs including
Dear John ,
The Mary Tyler Moore Show and
Wings .
Ellison won two
Primetime Emmy Awards and five nominations for Outstanding Writing Variety or Music from 1971 to 1977.
[1] He died in April 2024, at the age of 91.
[2]
Filmography
Andy Richter Controls the Universe (TV series) 2002-2008
It's All Relative (TV series) (creative consultant - 10 episodes) 2003-2008
Becker (creative consultant - 61 episodes) 1999-2003
In-Laws (TV series) (creative consultant) 2002
The Trouble with Normal (TV series) (creative consultant - 4 episodes) 2000-2001
Caroline in the City (TV series) (executive consultant - 90 episodes, 1995-2000)
Wings (TV series) (creative consultant - 89 episodes) 1993-1997
Fired Up (creative consultant) 1997
Pearl (TV series) (creative consultant - 2 episodes) 1996
Cheers (TV series) (executive script consultant - 166 episodes)1986-1993
Amen (TV series) (creative consultant - 6 episodes, 1986-1987)
Angie (TV series) (executive consultant - 3 episodes) 1997
Mary Tyler Moore (TV series) (executive story editor - 41 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Awards for Bob Ellison
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1971–1978
Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971)
Anne Howard Bailey (1972)
Joseph Bologna and
Renée Taylor (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler ,
Ann Elder ,
Karyl Geld Miller ,
Robert Illes ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Richard Pryor ,
Jim Rusk ,
Herb Sargent , James R. Stein,
Lily Tomlin ,
Jane Wagner ,
Rod Warren , and
George Yanok (1974)
John Bradford,
Cy Coleman , and
Robert Wells (1975)
Ann Elder ,
Christopher Guest ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Earl Pomerantz ,
Jim Rusk ,
Lily Tomlin ,
Jane Wagner ,
Rod Warren , and
George Yanok (1976)
Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977)
Chevy Chase ,
Tom Davis ,
Al Franken ,
Charles Grodin ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Paul Simon ,
Lily Tomlin , and
Alan Zweibel (1978)
2009–present
Chris Rock (2009)
Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (2010)
Dave Boone, Matt Roberts, and
Mo Rocca (2011)
Louis C.K. (2012)
Louis C.K. (2013)
Sarah Silverman (2014)
Louis C.K. (2015)
Patton Oswalt (2016)
Samantha Bee ,
Ashley Nicole Black , Pat Cassels,
Eric Drysdale , Mathan Erhardt,
Travon Free , Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn,
Jo Miller , and Melinda Taub (2017)
John Mulaney (2018)
Hannah Gadsby (2019)
Dave Chappelle (2020)
Bo Burnham (2021)
Jerrod Carmichael (2022)
John Mulaney (2023)