Biography
An audio-visual blitzkrieg of non-sequiters, catch phrases and zany behavior, it captured the attention of television audiences for nearly a half-decade. Schlatter later struck gold with the offbeat "Real People" (NBC, 1979-1984), which celebrated offbeat Americans in a comic newscast format. A prolific producer of specials for television, he won numerous awards and nominations for tributes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Liza Minneli, Richard …
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Career Milestones
| As teen-ager, sang with St Louis Municipal Opera | ||
| Executive produced "Cher" (CBS) | ||
| Executive produced "Real People" (NBC) | ||
| First job after college, worked as band agent with MCA | ||
| Owned George Schlatter Productions and The Editing Company | ||
| Produced "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" (NBC) | ||
| Produced "The New Bill Cosby Show" (CBS) | ||
| Produced the annual telecasts of the Grammy Awards | ||
| Raised in Missouri | ||
| Served as executive producer of the revival of "Laugh In" (NBC) | ||
| Was general manager of Ciro's nightclub | ||
1962 | Produced "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (NBC) | |
1963 | Was the producer of the CBS variety series "The Judy Garland Show" | |
1965 | Produced "The Steve Lawrence Show" (CBS) | |
1969 | Directed and produced "Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations on Broadway" (NBC) | |
1969 | Executive produced "Turn On" (ABC) | |
1976 | Wrote, directed and produced screen adaptation of "Norman...Is That You?" | |
1980 | Executive produced "Speak Up America" (NBC) | |
1981 | Executive produced "Look At Us" (syndicated) | |
1982 | Executive produced "The Shape of Things" (NBC) | |
1987 | Executive produced the annual telecasts of the American Comedy Awards | |
1987 | Hosted, executive produced and directed "George Schlatter's Comedy Club" (syndicated) | |
1987 | Produced and directed "Humor and the Presidency" (HBO) | |
1988 | Hosted, executive produced and directed "George Schlatter's Funny People" (NBC) | |
1995 | Executive produced "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way" (ABC) | |
Awards
1968 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical or Variety Program in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
1968 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical or Variety Series in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
1968 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement In Music or Variety in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
1970 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
1971 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series - Musical in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
1975 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series in Cher |
1975 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy-Variety or Music Series in Cher |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music in The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go From Here? |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement-Special Class in Real People |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety or Musical Program in Goldie and Liza Together |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in Real People |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in Real People |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety-Music Events Programming in The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special in Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special in Sinatra: 80 Years My Way |