Neil Simon
Born
1927-07-04
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2018-08-26
Biography
Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received three Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He was awarded a Special Tony Award in 1975, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006. Simon grew up in New York City during the Great Depression. His parents' financial difficulties affected thei...
Known for
Frasier
Andy (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Pitch
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon
Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Self