Biography
" As a young development executive, Littlefield was taken under the wing of NBC president Brandon Tartikoff in 1979. As Tartikoff's right-hand man, he helped revive the in-decline network with a string of hit comedies that began with the long-running "Cheers" (NBC, 1982-1993), soon to be followed by the likes of "The Cosby Show" (NBC, 1984-1992) and "The Golden Girls" (NBC, 1985-1992). One of Littlefield and Tartikoff's biggest risks also led …
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| Entered the entertainment business after college, working as a go-fer for a small New York-based production company | ||
| Grew up in Montclair, New Jersey | ||
1977 | Was vice president in charge of development and production for Westfall Productions | |
1979 | Noticed by Brandon Tartikoff; served as manager of comedy development for NBC | |
1979 | Received producer credit for the CBS TV-movie, "The Last Giraffe" | |
1979 | Worked briefly for Warner Brothers as director of comedy development | |
1980 | Became director of current comedy programs at NBC | |
1981 | Promoted to vice president for current comedy at NBC; later that year became vice president for comedy development | |
1983 | Appointed vice president, comedy programs, NBC Entertainment | |
1985 | Promoted to senior vice president, NBC | |
1987 | Became senior vice president for primetime, NBC | |
1990 | Appointed president of NBC Entertainment with Tartikoff, soon to be en route to Paramount, still in charge as chairman | |
1991 | Assumed solo responsibilities for NBC Entertainment | |
1991 | Car he was driving while on vacation in Italy fired at during a police search in a case of mistaken identity | |
1998 | Left NBC to form joint venture with network to produce programming on a non-exclusive basis | |
1999 | Formed Littlefield Co., a TV production outfit | |