Barry Fanaro
American screenwriter
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Barry Fanaro is an American screenwriter of television[1] and feature films. He has taught screenwriting seminars at USC, UCSB, AFI and Mercer University.
Barry Fanaro | |
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| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Early life
Career
Fanaro wrote and produced over 250 episodes, pilots and original series for network television. He is best known for serving as writer/executive producer of The Golden Girls during its first four seasons. He was nominated for four Emmys and won two Emmys for Outstanding Writing and Best Comedy Show, Producer. Fanaro was also nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards and won for Best Writer in 1987. He has three Golden Globes for Best Comedy/Variety Show. In 1989, both Fanaro, along with partner Mort Nathan, and two alums from The Golden Girls, Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman had started KTMB Productions with a deal at Walt Disney Studios.[4] Both Fanaro and Nathan moved to Paramount Television in 1992 to start Fanaro/Nathan Productions.[5]
In the 1990s Fanaro turned his attention to feature films. His credits include Kingpin, The Crew, Men in Black II[6][7] and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.[8] He was also a sought after script doctor and selected production re-writes include Analyze This, Big Trouble, What's The Worst That Could Happen? From 2009–present he sold four original feature film scripts which are currently in development.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kingpin | Writer | |
| 2000 | The Crew | ||
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Screenplay | |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Writer/Executive Script Consultant | 4 episodes |
| 1985-89 | The Golden Girls | Writer/Producer/Supervising Producer/Co-Executive Producer/Executive Script Consultant | 125 episodes |
| 1990-91 | The Fanelli Boys | Creator/Executive Producer | 19 episodes |
| 1991-92 | Pacific Station | 5 episodes | |
| 1995 | Platypus Man | 13 episodes | |
| 1998 | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Creator/Executive Producer | 9 episodes |
