birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
winnipeg , manitoba 1946 ken finkleman
 ken finkleman screenwriter , film producer , television producer , actor
ken finkleman

ken finkleman -lrb- born 1946 -rrb- is a canadian television and film writer , producer and actor .
finkleman was born in winnipeg , manitoba .
in canada , finkleman is best known as the writer , creator and producer of the cbc television series `` the newsroom '' , in which he starred as television news producer george findlay .
he later produced a number of other series for canadian television as well , including `` married life '' , `` foolish heart '' , `` foreign objects '' , `` more tears '' , `` good dog '' , and `` good god '' .
each of these series also included findlay as a linking character ; according to `` the globe and mail '' finkleman describes findlay as his vehicle for exploring issues that both intrigue him and tick him off .
his 2006 series `` at the hotel '' was his only television project to date not to include george findlay as a character .
finkleman also wrote the screenplays for a number of hollywood films in the 1980s , including `` grease 2 '' and the madonna film `` who 's that girl '' .
he both wrote and directed '' '' .
his television productions are seen , in part , as a reaction to his experiences in the mainstream hollywood studio system .
his brother , danny finkleman , is a longtime radio personality on cbc radio one , who retired as host of `` finkleman 's 45s '' in 2005 .
