Kim Weiskopf (April 10, 1947 — April 22, 2009) was an American television writer and producer, whose credits included ''

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'', '' Married... with Children'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Kim was the son of fellow TV producer/writer/director Bob Weiskopf. Born in

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, he had solo writer-producer credits on such shows as '' Rachel Gunn, R.N.'', ''

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'', and '' Married... with Children''. They once had its own production company North Ave. Productions, based at

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. In 1984, he transferred, along with Baser moved to Columbia Pictures Television. Weiskopf's writing and producing career - much of it with longtime writing partner Michael S. Baser - spanned from 1972 with

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's radio show, '' The Zero Hour'' in the 1970s, to ''

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'', and to ''Married... with Children'' in the 1980s and early/mid 1990s.

Education

He moved to

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with his family at the age of five and attended Grant High School in

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, and

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Death

He died from

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in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on April 22, 2009, 12 days after his 62nd birthday. He was survived by his wife Jody and daughter Kate.

References

External links

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''L.A. Times'' obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiskopf, Kim 1947 births 2009 deaths Television producers from New York City American television writers American male television writers Deaths from pancreatic cancer People from Greater Los Angeles Writers from New York City San Francisco State University alumni Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers