While Lorre left after two seasons, Cybill went on to air for four seasons on CBS, receiving critical acclaim and winning a Primetime Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for co-star Christine Baranski, and two Golden Globe Awards in 1996 for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for Cybill Shepherd. ![]() His next show was Cybill, starring Cybill Shepherd. ![]() It premiered on ABC in 1993, and was nominated at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Lorre's second show as creator, Grace Under Fire, starred comedian Brett Butler. Though he was fired over "irreconcilable creative differences", Lorre's time on Roseanne impressed producers, and led to his creating his first show, Frannie's Turn. In the late 1980s, he shifted into writing for sitcoms, and joined the writing staff of Roseanne. He co-wrote the soundtrack to the 1987 television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Dennis Challen Brown. In the early 1980s he turned to writing scripts for animated shows his first project was the DIC version of Heathcliff. He wrote the song " French Kissin'" (which Deborah Harry coincidentally later recorded for her 1986 Rockbird album and which became a UK Top 10 hit). Career Īfter leaving school, Lorre toured the United States as a guitarist and songwriter. He changed his surname from Levine to Lorre at age 26. Substance-related issues are also a recurring theme in his work. In 2011, he admitted to drinking heavily in his past, telling Entertainment Weekly (EW) that he "led a dissolute youth until 47." He was in recovery at the time. During his two years at college he "majored in rock 'n' roll and pot and minored in LSD". After graduating from high school, Lorre attended State University of New York at Potsdam, dropping out after two years to pursue a career as a songwriter. His father, Robert, opened a luncheonette that did poorly, which caused financial problems. Lorre was born in Plainview, New York, to a Jewish family and given the Hebrew name Chaim. In the 1990s, he founded Chuck Lorre Productions. ![]() He won Golden Globe Awards for Roseanne (1993) and Cybill (1996), and won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for The Kominsky Method. He also served as an executive producer of Roseanne. Charles Michael Lorre ( / ˈ l ɔːr i/ LOR-ee born Charles Michael Levine October 18, 1952) is an American film & television director, writer, producer, composer, and actor.Ĭalled the "King of Sitcoms", he has created/co-created and produced sitcoms including Grace Under Fire, Cybill, Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, Mom, Young Sheldon, The Kominsky Method, Disjointed, Bob Hearts Abishola, B Positive, United States of Al, and How to Be a Bookie.
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