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“I have never lived alone. I have never laughed alone. And that has as much with me being here today as anything.” Wise words from television legend Norman Lear who, at 99, received the Hollywood Foreign Press's Carol Burnett Award for outstanding contributions to television, both on and off the screen. Lear is one of…

Norman Lear is getting into business with IMDb TV. He has set two projects in development at the Amazon-owned free streaming service including the Laverne Cox-George Wallace comedy Clean Slate, which previously was in development at Peacock. The streamer is working with Lear's Act III Productions and Sony Pictures Tele…

Another Norman Lear classic is eying a return to TV. Sony Pictures Television is developing a remake of Lear’s acclaimed 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. It hails from Schitt's Creek co-star Emily Hampshire, who will co-write, executive produce and star as the title character Mary Hartman; Letterkenny creator J…

"I made a promise to myself that if I was going to do this …I really have to be as truthful as I can, or why bother?" says Rita Moreno of the new very up-close and personal documentary on her life and career premiering today at the semi-virtual Sundance Film Festival. "I really meant that, and I kept the promise to…

Norman Lear will receive the Carol Burnett Award at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced today. The pioneering TV creator of All in the Family, Good Times and many other classic sitcoms, becomes the third-ever recipient on the honor. Lear will accept the award during…

Industry juggernaut and legend Norman Lear celebrated Joe Biden’s Presidential Election success on Saturday morning, joining a number of Hollywood figures rejoicing in the former VP’s win. “In 98 years, I don’t believe I’ve experienced a more joyous morning than this one,” the multi-hyphenate said in a social media…

NBC has put in development a drama series based on the novel and movie Fried Green Tomatoes, with Reba McEntire attached to star, and Norman Lear executive producing, Deadline has confirmed. Written by Jennifer Cecil, the project is described as a modernization of the beloved novel and movie that explores the lives of…

Forty-five years after Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time premiered on CBS, the Once Day at a Time reboot is debuting there, marking Lear’s return to the network where he was a staple in the 1970s. The Season 4 broadcast run, which kicks off October 5 with back-to-back episodes over three weeks, was part of the deal…

Last September at the Creative Arts Emmys, Norman Lear became the oldest Emmy winner in history with a victory in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All In the Family' And 'The Jeffersons’. He was 97 at the time. A year later, Lear, 98, set a new…

Netflix has given a series order to an animated version of Norman Lear’s groundbreaking TV sitcom Good Times. The project hails from Lear and his Act III Productions, NBA star Steph Curry and his Unanimous Media, Seth MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door, and Sony Pictures TV. Based on his iconic ’70s series, Good Times is…

Wrapping up the weeklong Disney Drive-In Series, a live nightly event that magically turned Pasadena’s Rose Bowl parking lot into a vintage drive-in theater, we welcomed the legendary Norman Lear for a conversation about his multiple Emmy-nominated special Live in Front of A Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good…

Last year, Norman Lear became the oldest Emmy winner in history when his special, Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and The Jeffersons, won for Outstanding Variety Special – Live. Jimmy Kimmel, another executive producer on the show, came to Lear with the idea of redoing selected episodes from his…