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Linwood Boomer

Canadian-American television producer, writer, and actor

Linwood Boomer

Born () October 9, (age&#;69)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
  • actor
Years&#;active–present
SpouseTracy Katsky
Children4

Linwood M.

Boomer (born October 9, ) is a Canadian-born American film and television producer, writer, and actor.

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He is known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama Little House on the Prairie, and for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.

Early life

Boomer was born into a lower middle class family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the third of four sons. He was enrolled in a gifted program at school.

His mother is named Eileen. Boomer made a show based on his life story called Malcolm in the Middle, which ran on FOX from January to May

Career

Boomer began his career as an actor. After playing Adam Kendall on Little House on the Prairie, Boomer began working behind the camera in the television business.

Boomer's writing and executive producing credits include Night Court, Flying Blind, The Boys Are Back, Townies, 3rd Rock from the Sun and God, the Devil and Bob.

Linwood boomer biography books in order This article has multiple issues. References [ edit ]. A mid-season replacement, "Malcolm" quickly won an audience with its boldly realistic yet off-kilter comedy focused on a struggling middle-class family of six: high-strung disciplinarian mother Lois Jane Kaczmarek ; dim but well-meaning father Hal Bryan Cranston ; smart aleck eldest son Francis Christopher Masterson consigned to military school; bullying second-eldest son Reese Justin Berfield , reluctant boy genius Malcolm Frankie Muniz ; and just plain weird youngest child Dewey Erik Per Sullivan. He wrote several episodes of the series "Malcolm" and co-wrote the script for the film "The Kid" with Bruce Willis in

He also created and executive produced the pilots Family Business, Nice Try, and the American version of Red Dwarf and served as an executive producer under James L. Brooks for the pilot of Big. He owns his own production company Satin City.

Boomer negotiated with CBS on a pilot order for a project that reunited him with Gail Berman, the exec who shepherded Malcolm during her tenure at Regency TV and as programming chief at Fox.

Boomer wrote the script and exec produced along with Berman and Lloyd Braun for their BermanBraun shingle and Universal Media Studios, where BermanBraun is based. Dubbed The Karenskys, the multi-camera comedy would revolve around a daughter's return to the fold of her large, eccentric, ethnic family after her husband takes a job in her hometown.

It was directed by Pamela Fryman and starred Annie Potts, Desi Lydic, Jack Thompson, Mather Zickel, Sasha Alexander, Tinsley Grimes, and Todd Stashwick.[1]

Malcolm in the Middle

Boomer based the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle on his life story. The pilot episode of the series premiered on January 9, , and was watched by million viewers, while the second episode, "Red Dress" (premiered on January 16, ), was watched by 26 million viewers.

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Boomer wrote two episodes, starting with the pilot episode and then "Francis Escapes" and directed five episodes -- "Opera," "Stilts," "Reese vs. Stevie," "Bride of Ida," and the series finale, "Graduation." Boomer received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode.

The series completed its six-year run on May 14, , after seven seasons and episodes.

Awards and nominations

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Filmography (as an actor)

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