Marc Flanagan
{{short description|American television producer and writer}}
{{distinguish|Mark Flanagan (disambiguation){{!}}Mark Flanagan}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Marc Flanagan
|birth_name = Marc Francis Flanagan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|02|13}}
|birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
|education = Yale School of Drama{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/category/category-hollyblog/marc-flanagan/|title=Marc Flanagan news|website=TheWrap|date=April 2011 |access-date=April 25, 2021}}
|occupation = Television producer, writer
}}
Marc Francis Flanagan (born June 13, 1948) is an American television producer and writer. He was co-creator of the American television sitcom Phenom with Sam Simon and Dick Blasucci.{{Cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/phenom-1200433365/amp/|title=Phenom|first=Tony|last=Scott|work=Variety|date=September 14, 1993|access-date=April 25, 2021}}
Career
Flanagan started his career in New York. In 1986 Flanagan moved to Los Angeles, California to produce and write on the FOX television variety show The Tracey Ullman Show.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLU8-sZ5kgE&feature=youtu.be|title=KATIE CHATS: MARC FLANAGAN, WRITER/PRODUCER, MURPHY BROWN, LOVE & WAR, THE TRACEY ULLMAN, 03/12|website=YouTube|publisher=Katie Chats|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=April 25, 2021}} Flanagan was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the show, winning in 1989 and 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/marc-flanagan|title=Marc Flanagan|work=Television Academy|access-date=April 25, 2021}}
In 1997 Flanagan was hired to produce and write for season 10 of the television series Murphy Brown, when Rob Bragin and Bill Diamond left the series.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/murphy-returning-for-no-10-1117435964/|title='Murphy' returning for No. 10|work=Variety|date=February 14, 1997|access-date=June 15, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0281069}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mark_flanagan/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male television writers
Category:American television writers
Category:People from Hartford, Connecticut
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners