Chuck Lorre Biography
Summary
"Chuck Lorre" (born "Charles Michael Levine" on October 18, 1952) is a writer, director, producer and composer who has worked on many American sitcoms, including "Dharma & Greg", "Two and a Half Men", and "The Big Bang Theory".
He dropped out of the State University of New York at Potsdam after two years, but has been invited as the guest speaker for the class of 2009's graduation ceremony.
At the end of most episodes of these three shows, Lorre features a vanity card consisting of a message that usually reads like an editorial, essay, or observation on life. Because the card is shown only for a split second, the viewer who wants to read it likely would have to do so via playback and pause (with digital video recorders, it has become easier to do). Lorre also posts his vanity cards on his website. Lorre is married to actress Karen Witter. He also composed the soundtrack to the 1987 television series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" with Dennis Challen Brown.
He wrote Deborah Harry's radio hit single 'French Kissin' In The USA' for the 1986 "Rockbird" album.
Selected filmography
"The Big Bang Theory", 2007-"present" (creator, writer, executive producer)
"Two and a Half Men", 2003-"present" (creator, writer, executive producer)
"Dharma & Greg", 1997-2002 (creator, writer, executive producer)
"Cybill", 1995-1998 (creator, writer and executive producer)
"Grace Under Fire", 1993-1998 (creator, writer, co-executive producer/supervising producer)
"Roseanne", 1990-1992, (writer, co-executive producer/supervising producer)
Career
Grace Under Fire
Lorre started his career by creating the popular ABC sitcom "Grace Under Fire". It premiered on ABC in 1993, and gained a large viewer base. The show was nominated in 1995 for the Golden Globe Award for Best TV series (Musical or Comedy).
Cybill
Lorre's next project was the sitcom Cybill. The show aired for four seasons on CBS and received critical acclaim, winning an Emmy in 1995: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy series for co-star Christine Baranski and 2 Golden Globe Awards in 1996: Best TV series (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress in a TV series (Musical or Comedy).
External links
(Chuck Lorre Productions) includes the text of all his vanity cards
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Videos
(Chuck Lorre at 2007 Banff World TV Festival - Master Class - clip 1) , (clip 2) , (clip 3) , (clip 4) , (clip 5) .
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Chuck Lorre.
