Lee Aronsohn (born December 15, 1952) is an American

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, composer and producer. He is the co-creator of the successful TV Show ''

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''. He has written for many

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s, such as ''

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'', '' Who's the Boss?'', '' Murphy Brown'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Career

In 1975 he founded the comic book store "Trade-A-Tape Comic Center" in Lincoln, Nebraska, which he ran for two years. The store is still in operation over 40 years later, under its fourth owner. In 1997, he co-created the sitcom starring Rick Reynolds and

Pam Dawber Pamela Dawber (born October 18, 1951) is an American actress best known for her lead television sitcom roles as Mindy McConnell in '' Mork & Mindy'' (1978–1982) and Samantha Russell in '' My Sister Sam'' (1986–1988). Early life Dawber was b ...

, '' Life... and Stuff''. In 2003, he co-created the sitcom ''

'' and wrote the original music for the series as well. Besides writing scripts, Aronsohn has also worked as executive producer and directs one show per season. He is also executive producer and writer for ''

''. In 2018, he released his first feature-length documentary, '' 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie'', about his efforts to reunite his favorite band from his college years, Magic Music. The movie enjoys a limited theatrical release starting August 3 and was released digitally September 4, 2018. He is

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Selected credits

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