'Gary David Goldberg' (born
June 25,
1944, in
Brooklyn, New York) is an American writer and producer for television and film. He created the hit sitcoms ''
Family Ties'' and ''
Spin City'', both starring
Michael J. Fox, as well as the acclaimed
1991-
1993 semi-autobiographical series ''
Brooklyn Bridge''. He claimed that he created the premises of ''Family Ties'' based on his experiences with his wife as former
hippies turned into members of
suburban America.
He also wrote for shows such as ''
The Bob Newhart Show'', ''
The Tony Randall Show'', ''
Lou Grant'' and ''
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Dad'' and in 2005 with the film ''
Must Love Dogs'', both which he also directed.
His production company is
UBU Productions, famous for their closing of "Sit, Ubu, sit - good dog."
Ubu Roi was Goldberg's
dog in college.
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