Stephen Sunshine, a writer and producer who has worked with his wife, Madeline Sunshine, on television shows Webster and The new odd couple And in the movie Blake Edwards Son of the Pink PantherHe died. He was 81 years old.
A family spokesperson announced that Sunshine died on March 15 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy.
Sunshine also spent 18 years as a Daytime Emmy Award-winning senior producer and “Star Whisperer” on the syndicated television show. additionalAnd interviewing the likes of Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Watch the news magazine pay tribute to him here.
At ABC, Sunshine and his wife write and produce for WebsterStarring Emmanuel Lewis, Alex Karras and Susan Clark, from 1983 to 1986 and written for The new odd couple1983 film starring Ron Glass and Diamond Wilson.
After collaborating with Edwards on the screenplay for Son of the Pink Panther (1983), which starred Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau’s illegitimate son, and developed a 1992 ABC sitcom. Juliestarring Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews as a television personality who marries a vet (James Farentino) and moves with his family to Iowa. (The show was canceled after six episodes.)
He and his wife also developed the 1989 sitcom for CBS People next doorWhich starred Jeffrey Jones as a cartoonist. This show, co-created by Wes Craven, only ran for five episodes.
Born in the Bronx on March 9, 1945, Sunshine graduated from the University at Buffalo before making his way to Hollywood.
He and Madeleine, who is also a novelist, children’s author and playwright, have been married for 56 years. They were behind Cyrano musicala theatrical production directed by Joel Zwick that combines elements of Cyrano de Bergerac and Tony Soprano.
Sunshine also co-directed the 2012 documentary with Howie Mandel and Reed Grinsell committedabout writer and performer Vic Cohen, was a founding member of the Creative Alliance, which helped provide Hollywood insiders with accurate political information as media sources and public speakers.
