Linwood Boomer - wikipedia Linwood Boomer This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2013 ) Linwood Boomer ( 1955 - 10 - 09 ) October 9, 1955 ( age 62 ) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Years active Actor ( 1978 -- 1985, 2002 ) writer, producer, director ( 1986 - present ) Spouse ( s ) Tracy Boomer ( 4 children ) Linwood Boomer ( born October 9, 1955 ) is a Canadian - American television producer, writer, and former actor. He is well known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama Little House on the Prairie, and for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Malcolm in the Middle 3 Awards and nominations 3.1 Wins 3.2 Nominations 4 External links Early life Boomer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the third of four children. He was enrolled in a gifted program at school. His mother is named Eileen. Career Boomer began his career as an actor. After playing Adam Kendall on Little House on the Prairie, Boomer began focusing his talents on the behind - the - scenes aspects of television. Boomer 's writing and executive producing credits include Night Court, Flying Blind, The Boys Are Back, Townies, 3rd Rock from the Sun and God, the Devil and Bob. He also created and executive produced the pilots Family Business, Nice Try, and the U.S. version of Red Dwarf, and served as an executive producer under James L. Brooks for the pilot of Big. He also owns his own production company Satin City. Boomer negotiated with CBS on a pilot order for a project that reunited him with Gail Berman, the exec who shepherded Malcolm during her tenure at Regency TV and as programming chief at Fox. Boomer wrote the script and exec produced along with Berman and Lloyd Braun for their BermanBraun shingle and Universal Media Studios, where BermanBraun is based. Dubbed The Karenskys, the multi-camera comedy would revolve around a daughter 's return to the fold of her large, eccentric, ethnic family after her husband takes a job in her hometown. It was directed by Pamela Fryman and starred Annie Potts, Desi Lydic, Jack Thompson, Mather Zickel, Sasha Alexander, Tinsley Grimes, & Todd Stashwick. ( 1 ) Malcolm in the Middle Although Boomer has created, produced and acted in many television series, he is best known for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. The debut episode of the series was watched by 22.5 million viewers, and the second episode was watched by 26 million viewers. The series ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006 and in total had 151 episodes. Boomer wrote two episodes, starting with `` Pilot '' and then `` Francis Escapes '' and directed five episodes, `` Opera '', `` Stilts '', `` Reese vs. Stevie '', `` Bride of Ida '', and the series finale, `` Graduation ''. Boomer received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode. Awards and nominations Wins Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Comedy Series for Malcolm in the Middle ( `` Pilot '' ) Nominations Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series for Malcolm in the Middle ( 2001 ) Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series for Night Court ( 1984 ) External links Linwood Boomer on IMDb Hollywood Reporter Interview from February 2004 Malcolm In The Middle Voting Community - Fan Site Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series ( 2000 -- 2009 ) Linwood Boomer for `` Pilot '' ( Malcolm in the Middle ) ( 2000 ) Alex Reid for `` Bowling '' ( 2001 ) Larry Wilmore for `` Pilot '' ( The Bernie Mac Show ) ( 2002 ) Tucker Cawley for `` Baggage '' ( 2003 ) Mitchell Hurwitz for `` Pilot '' ( Arrested Development ) ( 2004 ) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for `` Righteous Brothers '' ( 2005 ) Greg Garcia for `` Pilot '' ( My Name Is Earl ) ( 2006 ) Greg Daniels for `` Gay Witch Hunt '' ( 2007 ) Tina Fey for `` Cooter '' ( 2008 ) Matt Hubbard for `` Reunion '' ( 2009 ) Complete list ( 1955 -- 1959 ) ( 1960 -- 1969 ) ( 1970 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1989 ) ( 1990 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- present ) VIAF : 22089866 LCCN : nr2004001627 ISNI : 0000 0000 5263 6896 GND : 1063960797 MusicBrainz : d485a7b1 - c050 - 45c3 - 8b77 - 343d1776819f Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linwood_Boomer&oldid=802580926 '' Categories : 1955 births American male television actors American television directors American television writers Male television writers American television producers Canadian emigrants to the United States Living people Male actors from Vancouver Primetime Emmy Award winners Canadian television producers Canadian television directors Canadian television writers Writers from Vancouver Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from March 2013 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano 日本 語 Polski Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 27 September 2017, at 02 : 32. 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Question: who played adam on little house on the prairie
Answer: Linwood Boomer