Tony Sheehan (producer)
{{short description|American producer and screenwriter}}
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|education = Notre Dame High School
|years_active = 1975-present
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Tony Sheehan is an American producer and screenwriter.
Career
Sheehan started his career, as producing and writing for the television series Barney Miller, in 1975.
In 1977-1980s, Sheehan was nominated for an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episode Quarantine: Part 2 from Barney Miller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/tony-sheehan|title=Tony Sheehan|work=Television Academy|access-date=April 30, 2021}} In 1977, he became a developer with Chris Hayward and Danny Arnold for the Barney Miller (spin-off) Fish, when Abe Vigoda (Phil Fish) left the series in Season 4 from Barney Miller.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/319437576/|title=Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida - 93|location=St. Petersburg, Florida|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=May 20, 1982|page=93|via=Newspapers.com}}
In 1980s-2000s, Sheehan became an executive producer and screenwriter for the television series Mr. Belvedere. He left the series in Season 5, to create the new NBC sitcom television series Sister Kate, which he created with Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/163323612/|title=The Journal News from White Plains, New York - Page 208|work=The Journal News|location=White Plains, New York|date=September 10, 1989|page=208|via=Newspapers.com}} He also wrote for actress Tracey Ullman's HBO special Tracey Ullman Takes on New York, for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award, as well as wrote and produced on the first season of her award-winning show, Tracey Takes On... He also was an executive producer for The King of Queens, in 1998.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LrcqAQAAIAAJ|title=The Hollywood Reporter: Volumes 395-396|page=15|date=2006|publisher=Hollywood Reporter Incorporated|work=The Hollywood Reporter|via=Google Books}}
In 2016, Sheehan became an executive producer for the revival of The King of Queens titled Kevin Can Wait.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/leah-remini-reunite-kevin-james-kevin-can-wait-season-finale-guest-star-1202051007/|title=Leah Remini To Reunite With Kevin James In 'Kevin Can Wait' Season Finale|first=Denise|last=Petski|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 24, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0790635}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tony_sheehan/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:American television producers