CELEBRITIES REMEMBER TARTIKOFF.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Entertainment industry luminaries were among the hundreds who attended funeral services Friday for Brandon Tartikoff Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 — August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBC's low prime time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. , the former programming genius who resurrected NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. in the 1980s with a series of hit shows. Jerry Seinfeld This article is about the comedian. For the character, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). Jerry Seinfeld (born Jerome Seinfeld on April 29, 1954 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. , Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman, whose fortunes on such shows as ``Seinfeld'' and ``Cheers'' were helped by Tartikoff's show business acumen, were among those attending the private services at Mount Sinai Memorial-Park. Danny DeVito, Andy Garcia, Meredith Baxter and Gary Coleman also were seen entering the services. Tartikoff, who died Wednesday at age 48 from Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. First identified in 1832 in England by Thomas Hodgkin, it is a type of malignant lymphoma. Incidence peaks in young adults and the elderly. , made giant hits by championing small-screen shows such as ``L.A. Law,'' ``Hill Street Blues'' and ``The Cosby Show.'' The programs he brought to NBC not only dominated the Nielsen ratings in the 1980s but also swept the Emmy Awards for several years. At 30, Tartikoff became the youngest entertainment president in network history when he took over NBC's moribund programming in 1980. He left NBC in 1991 to head Paramount Pictures. He resigned 15 months later to spend more time with his daughter, Calla calla or calla lily: see arum. calla Either of two distinct kinds of plants of the arum family. Calla palustris is known as the arum lily, water arum, or wild calla. , who was seriously injured when they were in an auto accident.He was hired by America Online in March to bolster its development of online programs focusing on entertainment. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Danny DeVito leads Rhea Perlman, left; Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson to a memorial service for former NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff. Associated Press |
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