Joseph Stern (born September 3, 1940) is an American television, film and theater producer and actor.

Life and career

Stern, who was born in Los Angeles, graduated from Fairfax High School and

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. Aiming to become a professional Shakespearean actor, Stern auditioned at Joe Papp's Public Theatre and was hired there in his first paid acting job. As an actor, Stern played the role of Larry Hale on the CBS soap opera '' Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' from 1969 to 1971. During the 1970s, he made some guest appearances on TV series' including ''

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''. Stern is best known for producing such films and television series as ''

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'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', ''

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'', '' Dad'' and '' No Man's Land''. In all, he has produced over 250 episodes of television, as well as numerous long form specials and films. He has had several overall deals and has worked for four studios and six networks. His development for them amounted to over twenty pilot scripts, eleven of which were shot and six that have made it to series. Stern is also the founder of '' The Matrix Theatre Company''.

Filmography

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