Reinhold Weege | |
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Born | |
Died | December 1, 2012
La Jolla, California, U.S. | (aged 62)
Occupation(s) | Writer, director, producer |
Reinhold Charles Weege (December 23, 1949 – December 1, 2012) was an American television writer, producer and director.
Weege wrote for several television series, including Barney Miller and M*A*S*H. In 1981, he created the short-lived sitcom Park Place. In 1984, he created the sitcom Night Court, which ran for nine seasons on NBC. [1] Weege owned Starry Night Productions, which produced Night Court until 1989, when Weege left the series after six seasons. He produced the unsold sitcom pilot Nikki and Alexander in 1989. [2] He was nominated for four Emmy Awards during his career, one for Barney Miller and three for Night Court. [3]
Weege died of natural causes in La Jolla, California, on December 1, 2012, at the age of 62. [3] [4] Actor John Larroquette, who played Night Court prosecutor Dan Fielding, paid tribute to Weege in a Twitter post:
"In life there are those who impact us with such force everything changes. Reinhold Weege was that in mine. May he truly rest in peace."