Barry Fanaro
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Occupation | Screenwriter |
Barry Fanarois an American screenwriter of television[1]and feature films. He has taught screenwriting seminars at USC,UCSB,AFIandMercer University.
Early life
[edit]Fanaro graduated magna cum laude with a dual major from Mercer University, Macon Georgia.[2]He also has an MFA from NYU's Tisch Graduate School of Film and Television. In the early 80s he was a performing member of The Groundling's Improv Theater Group.[3]
Career
[edit]Fanaro wrote and produced over 250 episodes, pilots and original series for network television. He is best known for serving as writer/executive producer ofThe Golden Girlsduring its first four seasons. He was nominated for four Emmys and won two Emmys for Outstanding Writing and Best Comedy Show, Producer. Fanaro was also nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards and won for Best Writer in 1987. He has three Golden Globes for Best Comedy/Variety Show. In 1989, both Fanaro, along with partnerMort Nathan,and two alums fromThe Golden Girls,Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman had started KTMB Productions with a deal atWalt Disney Studios.[4]Both Fanaro and Nathan moved to Paramount Television in 1992 to start Fanaro/Nathan Productions.[5]
In the 1990s Fanaro turned his attention to feature films. His credits includeKingpin,The Crew,Men in Black II[6][7]andI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.[8]He was also a sought after script doctor and selected production re-writes includeAnalyze This,Big Trouble,What's The Worst That Could Happen?From 2009–present he sold four original feature film scripts which are currently in development.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
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1996 | Kingpin | Writer | |
2000 | The Crew | ||
2002 | Men in Black II | Screenplay | |
2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
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1985 | Hail to the Chief | Writer/Executive Script Consultant | 4 episodes |
1985-89 | The Golden Girls | Writer/Producer/Supervising Producer/Co-Executive Producer/Executive Script Consultant | 125 episodes |
1990-91 | The Fanelli Boys | Creator/Executive Producer | 19 episodes |
1991-92 | Pacific Station | 5 episodes | |
1995 | Platypus Man | 13 episodes | |
1998 | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Creator/Executive Producer | 9 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^Emmys
- ^"Notable Alumni".7 February 2019.
- ^"Barry Fanaro".
- ^"Disney development deals"(PDF).Broadcasting.1989-05-01.Retrieved2021-08-08.
- ^"Paramount and Disney get creattive"(PDF).Broadcasting.1992-07-13.Retrieved2021-08-30.
- ^Munson, Brad (2002).Inside Men in Black II.New York: Ballantine Books. p. 16.ISBN0-345-45065-5.
- ^Karger, Dave (July 12, 2002)."Aliens, Smith, And Jones".Entertainment Weekly.p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on April 13, 2014.RetrievedDecember 21,2008.
- ^"A Peek at the Movie 'Chuck & Larry' Could Have Been".Vulture.July 20, 2007.RetrievedOctober 11,2016.