Stephen Grossman Useless: Veteran Tv Producer Was 76

Stephen Grossman, a veteran tv producer whose credit included eight years as coordinating producer on “Newhart,“ died on October 27 from coronavirus issues. Grossman was 76 years outdated.

Along with serving as a producer throughout “Newhart’s” total sequence run, Grossman additionally labored on reveals like “The Betty White Present,” “Mary,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Comedy Hour,” “Reno 911!” and “Love & Cash.”

His 35-year profession within the leisure trade started within the late Nineteen Sixties when his appearing aspirations led him towards New York Metropolis, leaving his residence in Silver Spring, Md. He understudied on Broadway, stage-managed at Circle within the Sq. Theatre, and labored for director Gil Cates.

Grossman moved coasts in 1977, bringing with him his spouse Joan and new child daughter Jennifer to Hollywood, the place he served at Mary Tyler Moore Enterprises among the many busiest producers in tv. After 13 years, Grossman left the corporate in 1990. Following his departure, he was energetic at quite a few manufacturing firms together with Warner Bros, Paramount TV, Disney, Turner TV, Spelling Prods., NBC Prods., Carsey Werner Co., Steven Bocho Prods. and CBS Prods.

Later in his profession, Grossman served as co-president of The American Affiliation of Producers. He performed an instrumental function within the merger of the aforementioned group with the Producer’s Guild of America, which doubled its dimension to about 1,000 members on the time. Grossman’s work on the PGA included taking part in a key element in serving to launch the Variety and Inclusion Committee.

Funeral companies for Grossman shall be held at Groman Eden Mortuary in Mission Hills, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 3.

He’s survived by Joan, his spouse of 53 years; daughter Jennifer; son-in regulation Spencer Burke; grandson Brenden; two sisters and a brother.