In the 1970s, writer/producer Norman Lear was doing everything he could to shake up the conventions of television, his ...

"What I try to really look at is what influenced him, how he became who he became," author Tripp Whetsell said.

Growing up in Hartford, Connecticut, Norman Lear wasn’t expected to amount to much. The son of a con artist who spent time in ...

About half of the Jewish characters featured in scripted TV series were played by Jews, according to a study by USC Annenberg ...

The Norman Lear Center's new report findings suggest Hollywood still falls back on cliché in depicting Jews — while half of Jewish characters are played by non-Jews.

James held down three jobs if he had to,” said Norman Lear at the time. “Still, we were determined that the family would never go on welfare; they would deal with the reality of their world ...

The duo of Max 's Bookie Season 2 creators Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay have been around for a long time. They have been legends of the sitcom game for decades, and their resumes include hit shows like ...