Biography
Witt began his career in the mid-60s, eventually working as a producer and director on such series as "Here Come the Brides" and "The Partridge Family". In 1970, while still at Screen Gems, he produced the Emmy-winning TV-movie about the true story of a friendship across racial lines between football players, "Brian's Song" (ABC, 1971). But perhaps more significantly, it was on this production that Witt became close with the associate …
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Career Milestones
1999 | Served as one of the producers of the feature "Three Kings" | |
| Was one of the executive producers of "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC) | ||
1992 | Pacted with Warner Bros. for feature film productions | |
1989 | Produced (with Steven Haft and Tony Thomas) "Dead Poets Society" | |
| Witt-Thomas Films pacted with Touchstone for feature films | ||
| First Witt-Thomas dramatic series, "Beauty & The Beast" (CBS) | ||
| Was an executive producer on the NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls" | ||
1984 | Feature producing debut, "Firstborn" | |
1979 | First hit spin-off, "Benson" (ABC) | |
1977 | First hit series, "Soap" (ABC) | |
1976 | Formed Witt-Thomas and Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions (with Tony Thomas and Susan Harris) | |
| President, executive producer, Danny Thomas Prods. | ||
| Producer with Spelling/Goldberg Prods. | ||
1971 | Produced TV-movie "Brian's Song" | |
1970 | Was producer and director on "The Partridge Family" | |
1965 | Producer and director working with Screen Gems (later Columbia Pictures TV) | |
Awards
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Beauty and the Beast |
1989 | Academy Award for Best Picture in Dead Poets Society |
1989 | BAFTA Award for Film in Dead Poets Society |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Beauty and the Beast |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Soap |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Soap |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Soap |