years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
1970 -- present toronto , ontario , canada 04 february 1945 earl pomerantz
 earl pomerantz television producer and writer
earl pomerantz

earl pomerantz -lrb- born february 4 , 1945 in toronto , ontario , canada -rrb- is best known for his work as a television script writer .
pomerantz created the network television series `` family man '' and `` best of the west '' , and wrote scripts for such shows as `` the mary tyler moore show '' , `` the bob newhart show '' , `` taxi '' , `` cheers '' , `` newhart '' , `` the cosby show '' , `` major dad '' and many other series .
he has won two primetime emmy awards , a writers guild of america award , the humanitas prize and a cableace award .
more recently , he has also delivered several commentaries on npr 's `` all things considered '' .
he is the brother of writer/performer hart pomerantz .
