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Jay Tarses

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn July 3, 1939 (85 years)
Michael Jay Tarses is an American television comedy writer, producer, and occasional actor. He created and produced The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and The Slap Maxwell Story, co-created Buffalo Bill, and was an executive producer for The Bob Newhart Show. His daughter is Jamie Tarses, former ABC Entertainment chief and current partner in the Pariah production company.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Carol Burnett Show

Known For

  • Short Circuit
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan
  • The Great Muppet Caper
  • The Bob Newhart Show
  • Teen Wolf
  • Up the Academy
  • My Boys
  • Square Pegs
  • The Carol Burnett Show
  • The Duck Factory

Filmography

2011
Franklin & Bash (TV Series)
2006
My Boys (TV Series)
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV Series) · as Nick Donatello
1985
Teen Wolf · as Coach Bobby Finstock
1984
The Duck Factory (TV Series) · as Marty Fenneman
1982
St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
1982
Family Ties (TV Series) · as Ron Davis
1981
Open All Night (TV Series) · as Officer Steve
1981
The Great Muppet Caper · as Air Steward #1
1977
Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Peters
1974
Rhoda (TV Series) · as Business Man
1972

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